Klondike Pond–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 4 hr
Klondike Pond–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Plainfield, IN. The route reaches Klondike Pond. It is mostly level, with 132 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Klondike Pond–Vandalia Rail Trail, 4 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 714–798 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.70009, -86.41800
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Klondike Pond.
- 1.1 miReach Klondike Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Vandalia Rail-Trail via Vandalia Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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