AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Prairie Creek Reservoir & Original Mint

1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min

Prairie Creek Reservoir & Original Mint is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Mount Pleasant, IN. The route reaches Prairie Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,053 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail 40.09893, -85.28406
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, IN
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Prairie Creek Reservoir & Original Mint

1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min

Elevation 994–1,054 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail · 40.09893, -85.28406

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 56% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Multi-Use Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Original Mint, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Original Mint, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Prairie Creek Reservoir.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Original Mint, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 500 ftReach Prairie Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Original Mint, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Original Mint, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Original Mint, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 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/prairie-creek-reservoir-original-mint-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt17% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F63°
Precip56%Wind14 mphUV6Humidity92%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 34% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 21% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 55% rain9 PM: 56% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 7:28 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Mon 63°58° 33%
Tue 63°57°
Wed 57°55°
Thu 67°56°
Fri 66°48°
Sat 66°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mount Pleasant, Indiana