Vandalia Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Vandalia Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 771 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69794, -86.32970
Nearest town Six Points, IN

Directions

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Vandalia Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 721–771 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.69794, -86.32970

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 20% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 2 miTurn right onto Vandalia Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 86°F68°
Precip20%Wind14 mphUV6Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 7:32 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Mon 66°62° 44%
Tue 68°59°
Wed 63°59°
Thu 69°58°
Fri 70°54°
Sat 70°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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