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Olcott XC Trail via Jackson Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Olcott XC Trail via Jackson Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Ridgemede, IN. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 804 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southeast Trail 39.14931, -86.50463
Nearest town Ridgemede, IN
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Olcott XC Trail via Jackson Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 687–803 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Southeast Trail · 39.14931, -86.50463

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

Transit-accessible: High & Moores Pike stop 354 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southeast Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Olcott XC Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Olcott XC Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Southeast Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 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/olcott-xc-trail-out-back-6-km-7732

Trail surface

82% paved8% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: High & Moores Pike stop 354 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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