Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint–Quarry Pond, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint–Quarry Pond, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Depauw Nature Park near Limedale, IN. The route passes Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point, Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint and Quarry Pond before reaching Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint–Quarry Pond, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 40 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
- Start on Prindle Trail P1, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector Trail C1, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail Q1, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rim Trail R6, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rim Trail R5, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Quarry Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail W5, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rim Trail R5, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Woodland Trail W5, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rim Trail R5, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rim Trail R6, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail Q1, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail C1, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Prindle Trail P1, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Prindle Trail P1 Trailhead
- Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point & Prindle Trail P1 5.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Prindle Trail P1 Sunset Point & Prindle Trail P1 3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Rim Trail R3 Viewpoint–Quarry Pond, 7 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Quarry Pond–Rim Trail R5 Viewpoint, 7 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Quarry Trail Q2 Viewpoint–Quarry Pond, 7 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 233 ft
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