Vandalia Rail Trail & White Lick Creek Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Vandalia Rail Trail & White Lick Creek Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Plainfield, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 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 & White Lick Creek Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 714–784 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.69298, -86.39966
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sugar Grove Trail & White Lick Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Vandalia Rail-Trail & White Lick Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blue Heron Lake via White Lick Creek Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sugar Grove Trail & White Lick Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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