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Ellenberger Park

Pleasant Run & Pleasant Run Trail via Pennsy Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Pleasant Run & Pleasant Run Trail via Pennsy Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Ellenberger Park near Cumberland, IN. The route reaches Pleasant Run. It is mostly level, with 95 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 876 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail 39.77384, -85.95894
Nearest town Cumberland, IN
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Pleasant Run & Pleasant Run Trail via Pennsy Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 779–876 ft

Out & Back · Ellenberger Park

Trailhead: Pennsy Trail · 39.77384, -85.95894

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 86°F / low 67° · precip 35% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Meijer/East Washington stop 295 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pennsy Trail, heading N.
  2. 6.3 miContinue straight onto Pleasant Run Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miPass Pleasant Run.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftReach Pleasant Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Pennsy Trail, heading S.
  8. 6 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/pleasant-run-out-back

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 86°F67°
Precip35%Wind14 mphUV6Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 26% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 29% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 7:30 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Mon 66°61° 47%
Tue 65°59°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 68°57°
Fri 69°53°
Sat 68°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Meijer/East Washington stop 295 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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