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Prairie Creek Reservoir–Multi-Use Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Prairie Creek Reservoir–Multi-Use Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Blountsville, IN. The route reaches Prairie Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,089 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blountsille Trailhead 40.05881, -85.24139
Nearest town Blountsville, IN
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Prairie Creek Reservoir–Multi-Use Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 994–1,088 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blountsille Trailhead · 40.05881, -85.24139

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:27 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Cardinal Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 4.4 miTurn right onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Prairie Creek Reservoir.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Original Mint, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Original Mint, heading E.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Original Mint, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miReach Prairie Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Original Mint, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftSharp right onto Original Mint, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear left onto Original Mint, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp right onto Red-Tail Nature Preserve Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cardinal Greenway, heading W.
  25. 4.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-creek-reservoir-multi-use-trail-out-back-3-sights-17-km

Trail surface

80% paved16% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:27 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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