Rail-Trail
State: IN Length: 2 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Bloomington Rail-Trail is a 2-mile segment of crushed stone that runs through a suburban wooded corridor. The trail extends between W. Country Club Drive in the north and Church Lane in the south. Just north of Church Lane, the trail intersects ...
State: IN Length: 20.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
This section of the Cardinal Greenway, from Losantville to Richmond, completes the plans for the longest rail-trail in Indiana that stretches more than 60 miles from Marion to Richmond along the former CSX railroad corridor. The greenway takes ...
State: IN Length: 27.55 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
The Cardinal Greenway in Muncie stretches through Indiana countryside that may well have inspired the lyrics to "America the Beautiful": Spacious skies, fruited plains, and amber waves of grain provide the backdrop to the rural parts of this ...
State: IN Length: 10.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
The Cardinal Greenway in Marion is the northern section of quite a long rail-trail system that connects Marion, Muncie, Losantville and Richmond, Indiana. One of this pleasant trail's best attributes is that it links many neighborhoods and provides ...
State: IN Length: 3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Cardinal Greenway in Richmond is a short, 3-mile stretch of trail at the southern end of the entire rail-trail that connects Marion, Losantville and Muncie with Richmond. This segment runs between Industries Road and D Street and incorporates ...
State: IN Length: 2.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
Bloomington's Clear Creek Trail runs between Tapp Road in the north and the Blooming Rail-Trail in the south, linking with the latter just north of Church Lane. Although the Clear Creek Trail is wheelchair accessible, the Bloomington Rail Trail ...
State: IN Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The DeKalb County Trail was constructed in 1976 and is called Indiana's first rail-trail. It runs between Morning Star Rd. at the Greenhurst Country Club in Auburn and Cedar Street along Wayne Street at the southern limits of Waterloo. The trail ...
State: IN Length: 5.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Greendale segment runs 1 mile between Walnut Street and Hollywood Boulevard at Eads Parkway, paralleling Eads Parkway/US 50 on the east side. There's a short gap (0.6 mile) in the trail between Lawrenceburg and Greendale. The Lawrenceburg–Auroa ...
State: IN Length: 10 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone
This interconnected system of trails (about 10 miles' worth) courses through the valley of the Wabash River in northwest central Indiana and the former canal town of Delphi. The trail system follows about 2 miles of watered canal, part of the ...
State: IN Length: 15.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
Running from Crown Point to Highland, then picking up again to the west at Wicker Park and running north through Hammond, the Erie Lackawanna Trail passes through wetlands and open space on an unusually wide, paved corridor. The northern section ...
State: IN Length: 11 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Farm Heritage Trail runs through a canopy of Indiana hardwoods, fields of corn and soybeans, and, at its northern end, passes over the scenic Sugar Creek. The trail extends from Lebanon to Thorntown, following the former route of the Big ...
State: IN Length: 3.4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Greencastle–Fillmore Trail connects the two towns it names along a stretch of the Indiana state-wide National Road Heritage Trail. This segment of trail is sometimes also know locally as the Vandalia Trail and will one day link to its ...
State: IN Length: 0.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Greyhound Trail is sandwiched between a residential community and the Carmel High School Stadium. A portion of the trail follows the former North Indianapolis Electric Interurban Railroad and a highlight of the route is its passage over ...
State: IN Length: 1.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
Although less than 2 miles long, the Hagan-Burke Trail provides valuable connections to three other trails in the city of Carmel: the Monon Trail (an 18-mile RTC Hall-of-Famer that stretches to Indianapolis), the 146th Street Trail that travels ...
State: IN Length: 0.75 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Heritage Trail of Madison is a multi-use trail system that connects the downtown of Madison, Indiana, with the hilltop section of Madison. A short 3/4 mile long section is now open for public use. With a grade from 6% to 10% the trail is ...
State: IN Length: 5.3 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The IWC Canal Greenway, also known as the Central Canal Towpath, features two 19th-century iron bridges that cross the waterway, designated an American Water Landmark. As you follow the tree-lined, crushed limestone path, keep your eyes open ...
State: IN Length: 5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Iron Horse Heritage Trail in Portage, Indiana, runs for 5 miles between Max Mochal Road (SR 149) at the east end and County Line Road near US 20 at the west end. The trail passes through a greenway corridor among suburban back yards, though ...
State: IN Length: 0.8 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
When complete the LaSalle Big Blue Stem Trail will travel 3.4 miles, arrow-straight, between Roseland Town Park in Roseland and the Indiana–Michigan state line. Michigan is working on building a trail that carry on north from the border. ...
State: IN Length: 4.8 miles Surface: Asphalt
The MapleHeart Trail travels nearly 5 miles from the city of Elkhart south to the outskirts of Goshen. The trail parallels County Road 45 and a Norfolk Southern Railroad corridor through residential and commercial areas. Mid-trail, you'll arrive ...
State: IN Length: 2.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Marquette Trail offers picturesque views of Lake Michigan as it travels through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This scenic route follows an abandoned rail line through a variety of diverse habitats, including hardwood forests, wetlands ...
State: IN Length: 18.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Monon Trail is a colossus in the world of Midwest rail-trails. The trail is attractive and well designed, with an astonishing practicality as an urban transportation corridor. The trail stitches together neighborhoods, recreational facilities, ...
State: IN Length: 13.6 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Although the southern portion of the Nickel Plate Trail is 12.7 miles long, it represents the first step toward a 40+-mile rail-trail through north-central Indiana. This segment promises a bounty of dense forests, water views and wildlife. The ...
State: IN Length: 20 miles Surface: Asphalt
The northern segment of the Nickel Plate Trail runs for 20 miles between Peru in the south and Rochester in the north. When complete, the trail will be 40+ miles long, following the former rail corridor of the old Norfolk and Southern Railroad ...
State: IN Length: 21 miles Surface: Asphalt
Indiana's Panhandle Pathway links Winamac to Kenneth and communities in between, 21 miles of paved cycling, skating and walking. This spectacular rail-trail passes through bucolic Midwestern farmland, which seems to stretch across the horizon. ...
State: IN Length: 6.7 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage is a multi-use trail in Evansville, part of which follows along the Ohio River and, of course, Pigeon Creek. The popular trail features scenic resting areas and interesting sculptures, with access to parks, ...
State: IN Length: 10.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
As its name implies, the beautiful Prairie–Duneland Trail offers snapshots of the flora and fauna—from hardwood forest to remnant prairie grasslands—that once dominated this region. In spite of the rapid development of the south ...
State: IN Length: 16 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
When complete, the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail will cover 16 miles (with a short 1.5-mile section on rural roads) between the towns of Goshen, Middlebury and Shipshewana. The railroad line between Goshen and Middlebury was a popular passenger route ...
State: IN Length: 1.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The St. Joseph River Greenway begins on the southern outskirts of the small town of St. Joe, not far from Indiana/Ohio border. The paved, but short, rail-trail (just over a mile) runs through scenic wooded and rural landscapes. Worth a visit ...
State: IN Length: 5.2 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Sugar Creek Trail meanders on the outskirts of Crawfordsville (southwest) through suburban back yards, wooded parks and cultivated fields. It follows part of an old railroad corridor that dates to 1853, the Central Pacific Railroad. The ...
It may be only 3 miles long, but the Sweetser Switch Trail is nearly bursting with unique features and small-town charm. Like many things in Sweetser, the main trailhead is located right in the middle of downtown, and the route is often packed ...
State: IN Length: 1.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Tracy Trail is a short suburban greenway in the town of Greenwood. The trail runs north–south between Summerfield Park and just north of Woodman Park near Southwest Elementary School. The open corridor is shadeless and weaves along a ...
State: IN Length: 4 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Vandalia Trail is part of the National Road Heritage Trail, a proposed border-to-border trail stretching between Terra Haute and Richmond, Indiana, a span of more than 150 miles. Much of the NRHT occupies part of the former Pennsylvania ...
State: IN Length: 3.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The White River Greenway in Muncie follows the course of its namesake river through the city between Westside Park near Nicholas Avenue bridge and Wolfe Street at Bunch Boulevard. The trail corridor runs through a narrow greenway between the ...
State: IN Length: 3.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
A restored covered bridge that dates back to 1837 is the centerpiece of this trail project, which began in 1999. The level to gently rolling asphalt trail, which hugs the banks of the White River, currently runs through woodland and prairie ...
State: IN Length: 3.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Wilden Avenue Trail stretches for roughly 3 miles from the northern Goshen city limits to the community's downtown. In the north, the trail is a direct continuation of the MapleHeart Trail (and is occasionally referred to as part of that ...
State: IN Length: 3.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
When greenways are done well, they deftly weave into the fabric of a town and become a material part of people's lives. Indianapolis suburb Zionsville's rail-trail system masterfully exhibits great greenway design: It threads through neighborhoods, ...