Vandalia Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Vandalia Trail is a 6.8-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
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 749–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.69753, -86.35589
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Dick's Sporting Goods stop 387 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 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.
- 0.4 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Dick's Sporting Goods stop 387 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Klondike Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Clark Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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