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Burnett Woods Nature Preserve

Vandalia Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Vandalia Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Burnett Woods Nature Preserve near Big Four Yard, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 837 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74853, -86.37781
Nearest town Big Four Yard, IN
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Vandalia Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 749–837 ft

Out & Back · Burnett Woods Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.74853, -86.37781

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vandalia-trail-out-back-13-km-b1f5

Trail surface

49% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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