Vandalia Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Vandalia Trail is a 7.8-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
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 742–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.72745, -86.33545
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Adesa stop 716 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Clark Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Adesa stop 716 m from the trailhead
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