Polly Grimshaw Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Polly Grimshaw Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Cascade, IN. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 883 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18632, -86.53190
Nearest town Cascade, IN

Directions

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Polly Grimshaw Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 731–882 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.18632, -86.53190

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

Transit-accessible: Walnut St & Old State Rd 37 stop 386 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Polly Grimshaw Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Polly Grimshaw Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walnut St & Old State Rd 37 stop 386 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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