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Southwestway Park

Mann Hill–Cockrum, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 45 min

Mann Hill–Cockrum, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Southwestway Park near West Newton, IN. The route reaches Mann Hill. It is mostly level, with 156 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 827 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65580, -86.24184
Nearest town West Newton, IN
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Mann Hill–Cockrum, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 45 min

Elevation 659–827 ft

Out & Back · Southwestway Park

Trailhead: 39.65580, -86.24184

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail), heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mann Hill Loop, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mann Summit North, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Mann Hill Loop, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Mann Summit North, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mann Summit South, heading S.
  8. 50 ftPass Mann Hill.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Powerline MTB Downhill (Bikes Only), heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mann Summit South, heading S.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Powerline MTB Downhill (Bikes Only), heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Mann Hill Loop, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cockrum, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lenape (Mountain Bike Trail), heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miArrive 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/mann-hill-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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