AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jackson Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Jackson Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 745 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13113, -86.49878
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Jackson Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 672–744 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.13113, -86.49878

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Olcott XC Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-7-km-5e19

Trail surface

71% paved4% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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