Vandalia Rail Trail & White Lick Creek Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Vandalia Rail Trail & White Lick Creek Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Hummel Park near Plainfield, IN. It is mostly level, with 59 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
6.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 705–784 ft
Out & Back · Hummel Park
Trailhead: 39.68526, -86.39158
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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