Vandalia Rail Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Vandalia Rail Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vandalia Rail Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 744–792 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.72281, -86.36153
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Target stop 462 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Vandalia Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Target stop 462 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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