Hiking trails near Decatur, Indiana

66 official trails lie within 25 miles of Decatur — 193 miles in total, 62 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 63 ft; the median trail gains 26 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Franke Park Trails	10.3	57 ft	Hard	39 min · 25 mi
Fox Island County Park Trails	9.8	38 ft	Moderate	37 min · 25 mi
The River Greenway Trail	7.8	20 ft	Moderate	33 min · 23 mi
Wabash River Trail	12.7	34 ft	Moderate	29 min · 19 mi
Aboite Trails - Phase I	6.0	63 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Wabash & Erie Canal Towpath Trail	5.1	32 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
River Greenway Trails	4.4	33 ft	Easy	4 min · 1 mi
Lindenwood Nature Preserve Trails	2.5	25 ft	Easy	37 min · 24 mi
Maplecrest Road/Ne Utility Corridor	2.1	57 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Geneva Trails	4.5	21 ft	Easy	24 min · 18 mi
Pufferbelly Trail	2.4	35 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
Loblolly Marsh Trails	3.6	23 ft	Easy	34 min · 26 mi
Bluffton Pedestrian/Bicycle Path	2.1	59 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
Lima Road/Sr 3	2.6	33 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
New Haven Community Trail	2.9	25 ft	Easy	31 min · 24 mi
Wheelock Rd./Landin Rd. Trail	3.9	29 ft	Easy	32 min · 25 mi
New York Central Corridor	2.8	26 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Aboite Trails - Phase Ii	1.2	52 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Hanna Street Trail	2.3	43 ft	Easy	27 min · 20 mi
Ipfw Trails	2.3	35 ft	Easy	37 min · 25 mi
Acres Nature Preserve Trails	2.5	22 ft	Easy	32 min · 18 mi
Six Mile Creek Trail	2.0	40 ft	Easy	22 min · 18 mi
Lake Avenue Trail	1.2	43 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Bluffton Road Corridor	1.6	31 ft	Easy	27 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Decatur

Easy and short: River Greenway Trails — 4.4 mi, rated easy, 1 mi from town
Longest: Wabash River Trail — 12.7 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Franke Park Trails to Schoaff Lake

Viewpoints: Franke Park Trails to Soap Box Derby Hill; The River Greenway Trail to St. Mary's overlook Deck

Nearby towns: Fort Wayne (21 mi) · Huntington (30 mi) · Wapakoneta (43 mi) · Marion (43 mi)

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