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Ellenberger Park

Pleasant Run & Pennsy Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Pleasant Run & Pennsy Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Ellenberger Park near Irvington, IN. The route reaches Pleasant Run. It is mostly level, with 122 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 876 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pleasant Run Trail 39.77226, -86.07988
Nearest town Irvington, IN
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Directions

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Pleasant Run & Pennsy Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 122 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 779–875 ft

Out & Back · Ellenberger Park

Trailhead: Pleasant Run Trail · 39.77226, -86.07988

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Michigan and Ellenberger Pkwy WB stop 318 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pleasant Run Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Pleasant Run.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pennsy Trail, heading S.
  4. 4.5 miReach Pleasant Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.5 miContinue straight onto Pleasant Run Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 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-pennsy-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Michigan and Ellenberger Pkwy WB stop 318 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Irvington, Indiana