Vandalia Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Vandalia Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vandalia Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 749–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.69767, -86.34915
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Whitaker and Stafford stop 302 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Whitaker and Stafford stop 302 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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