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Jackson Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Jackson Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 735 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13119, -86.49551
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Jackson Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 672–734 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.13119, -86.49551

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Olcott XC Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jackson-creek-trail-out-back-6-km-8b82

Trail surface

77% paved4% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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