Vandalia Trail (Coatesville-Amo, NRHT)

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 Railroad corridor, which closely parallels the Historic National Road.

The Vandalia Trail is composed of disconnected segments between Greencastle and Plainfield. In Greencastle, the trail is called People Pathways.

In the Coatesvill–Amo area, the Vandalia trail follows a mostly wooded corridor through farmland for 3 miles along the old rail bed between the two towns. Along the way you'll get a nice view from the elevated rail bed leading up to the trestle 30 feet above Crittenden Creek. A separated, fully shaded horse trail parallels the main path, and there is a hitch rail at Crittenden Creek. A shorter segment stretches west of Coatesville (in Putnam County) between CR N 875 E Road and CR N 750 E Road. The corridor between the two segments is passable but not yet developed.

Picnic tables are about 0.25 mile from Amo and at Crittenden Creek and Coatesville.

Parking in Amo: Horse trailer parking is in front of the restored Interurban Depot at the intersection of Pearl and South streets (CR 500 S). A steel hitch rail is available.

Car parking is on the concrete parking lot 1 block west of the intersection of Railroad and Vine streets. The trail goes west from these lots.

Parking in Coatesville: Horse trailer parking is where the trail intersects Mill Street just south of Main Street (behind the grain silo on the west side of town). Park between Mill Street and the wooden hitch rail about 100 feet to the east.

You can park your car anywhere in the business district near Railroad Milton streets. The trail heads east from the flagpole in front of the Coatesville Food Center.