Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. The route reaches Klondike Pond. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 791 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69753, -86.35589
Nearest town Six Points, IN

Directions

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Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 749–790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.69753, -86.35589

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Dick's Sporting Goods stop 387 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Klondike Pond.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Vandalia Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Klondike Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dick's Sporting Goods stop 387 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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