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Depauw Nature Park

Quarry Pond–Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint, 7 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Quarry Pond–Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Depauw Nature Park near Limedale, IN. The route passes Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point and Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint before reaching Quarry Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 833 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prindle Trail P1 39.63196, -86.87231
Nearest town Limedale, IN
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Quarry Pond–Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint, 7 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 701–833 ft

Out & Back · Depauw Nature Park

Trailhead: Prindle Trail P1 · 39.63196, -86.87231

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prindle Trail P1, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail C1, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail Q1, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rim Trail R6, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rim Trail R5, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail W5, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Quarry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rim Trail R5, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rim Trail R6, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail Q1, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail C1, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right onto Prindle Trail P1, heading NE.
  15. 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/quarry-pond-out-back-5d32

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:35 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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