Pauline Crump Nature Preserve via Columbus People Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Pauline Crump Nature Preserve via Columbus People Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Park near Parkside, IN. The route reaches Pauline Crump Nature Preserve at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pauline Crump Nature Preserve via Columbus People Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 631–646 ft
Out & Back · Blackwell Park
Trailhead: 39.24186, -85.91085
Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Columbus People Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Pauline Crump Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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