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White Lick Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min

White Lick Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Plainfield, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 791 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sugar Grove Trail 39.69112, -86.41860
Nearest town Plainfield, IN
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White Lick Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 718–789 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sugar Grove Trail · 39.69112, -86.41860

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sugar Grove Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto White Lick Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vandalia Rail Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Grove Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 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/white-lick-creek-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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