AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vandalia Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 3 hr

Vandalia Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Westwood, IN. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 853 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Street 39.78080, -86.33724
Nearest town Westwood, IN
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Vandalia Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 749–854 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oak Street · 39.78080, -86.33724

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

  1. Start on Oak Street, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Oak Street, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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-14-km-5792

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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