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Sugar Grove Trail–Vandalia Rail Trail, 3 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Sugar Grove Trail–Vandalia Rail Trail, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 817 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73448, -86.34760
Nearest town Six Points, IN
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Sugar Grove Trail–Vandalia Rail Trail, 3 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 714–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.73448, -86.34760

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

Transit-accessible: Kohl's stop 130 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.3 miBear left onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Grove Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miReach Vandalia Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading E.
  22. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.9 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/sugar-grove-trail-vandalia-rail-trail-out-back-3-sights-24-km

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kohl's stop 130 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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