AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vandalia Rail Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Vandalia Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Plainfield, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 787 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69135, -86.42393
Nearest town Plainfield, IN
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Vandalia Rail Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 726–788 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.69135, -86.42393

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sugar Grove Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Grove Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 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/vandalia-rail-trail-out-back-6-km-09fc

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 3 min before dark.

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