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Starkey Nature Park

Trail 1 via Big 4 Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 45 min

Trail 1 via Big 4 Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Starkey Nature Park near Zionsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 892 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93397, -86.26022
Nearest town Zionsville, IN
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Trail 1 via Big 4 Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 45 min

Elevation 811–892 ft

Out & Back · Starkey Nature Park

Trailhead: 39.93397, -86.26022

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail 1, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Trail 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 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/trail-1-out-back-3-km-56b1

Trail surface

56% paved26% dirt5% boardwalk4% grass9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Zionsville, Indiana