Vandalia Rail Trail–Vandalia Rail-Trail, 3 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Vandalia Rail Trail–Vandalia Rail-Trail, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vandalia Rail Trail–Vandalia Rail-Trail, 3 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 12 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Vandalia Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail-Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kohl's stop 130 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sugar Grove Trail–Vandalia Rail Trail, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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