Vandalia Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Vandalia Trail is a 5.8-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
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 749–779 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.69789, -86.34536
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Amazon at Airtech stop 405 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Vandalia Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Amazon at Airtech stop 405 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Clark Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Clark Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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