AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vandalia Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Vandalia Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Westwood, IN. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 853 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77834, -86.34065
Nearest town Westwood, IN
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Vandalia Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 749–854 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77834, -86.34065

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 27% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto West Drive, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  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. 0.1 miTurn right onto West Drive, heading N.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 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-7cfa

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F68°
Precip27%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 7:32 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Mon 66°58° 35%
Tue 64°57°
Wed 61°59°
Thu 68°58°
Fri 70°56°
Sat 70°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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