AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sweetser Switch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Sweetser Switch Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Mier, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 850 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sweetser Switch Trail 40.57234, -85.80651
Nearest town Mier, IN
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Sweetser Switch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 815–850 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sweetser Switch Trail · 40.57234, -85.80651

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sweetser Switch Trail, heading E.
  2. 3 miReach Sweetser Switch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 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/sweetser-switch-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mier, Indiana