AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jackson Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Jackson Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 804 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15047, -86.49849
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Jackson Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 687–803 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.15047, -86.49849

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

Transit-accessible: Covenanter Dr & Auto Mall Rd stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Renwick Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Olcott XC Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southeast Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.2 miBear left onto Renwick Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 300 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-fde6

Trail surface

93% paved3% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Covenanter Dr & Auto Mall Rd stop 547 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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