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Riverside Promenade & White River Wapahani Trail via Central Canal Towpath

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Riverside Promenade & White River Wapahani Trail via Central Canal Towpath is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Taggart Riverside Park near Rocky Ripple, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 719 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central Canal Towpath 39.84382, -86.17192
Nearest town Rocky Ripple, IN
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Riverside Promenade & White River Wapahani Trail via Central Canal Towpath

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 698–719 ft

Out & Back · Taggart Riverside Park

Trailhead: Central Canal Towpath · 39.84382, -86.17192

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Butler University stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Central Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn right onto White River Wapahani Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Promenade, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miReach White River Wapahani Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto White River Wapahani Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Central Canal Towpath, heading NE.
  11. 2.3 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-river-wapahani-trail-out-back-8-km-a374

Trail surface

70% gravel14% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Butler University stop 520 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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