AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ronald Reagan Bike Path

15.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Ronald Reagan Bike Path is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Westwood, IN. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 853 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Street 39.78080, -86.33724
Nearest town Westwood, IN
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Ronald Reagan Bike Path

15.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 742–854 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oak Street · 39.78080, -86.33724

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Oak Street, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left onto Clark Creek Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading N.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left onto Oak Street, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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/ronald-reagan-bike-path-out-back-25-km-8a41

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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