Phillips Lake via Cardinal Greenway

9.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Phillips Lake via Cardinal Greenway is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Medford, IN. The route reaches Phillips Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 994 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13882, -85.33693
Nearest town Medford, IN

Directions

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Phillips Lake via Cardinal Greenway

9.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 936–994 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13882, -85.33693

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 54% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 4.4 miTurn right onto White River Greenway, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Phillips Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading S.
  8. 4.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% paved8% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F63°
Precip54%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity91%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 34% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 20% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 54% rain9 PM: 49% rain10 PM: 35% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 7:28 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Mon 63°55° 37%
Tue 61°56°
Wed 58°55°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 66°48°
Sat 66°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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