Hiking trails near Fort Wayne, Indiana

103 official trails lie within 25 miles of Fort Wayne — 295 miles in total, 95 rated easy and 0 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 132 ft; the median trail gains 35 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
S. Branch of the Elkhart River Trail	11.6	69 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Morsche Park Trails	7.2	44 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Kendallville Boundary Trail	6.4	85 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Ft. Wayne to Kendalville rail trail	8.0	132 ft	Moderate	12 mi
The River Greenway Trail	7.8	25 ft	Moderate	1 mi
Franke Park Trails	5.9	57 ft	Moderate	2 mi
Fox Island County Park Trails	9.2	38 ft	Moderate	7 mi
Wabash River Trail	12.7	34 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Merry Lea Preserve	8.8	36 ft	Easy	25 mi
Raber Road Trail	5.8	58 ft	Easy	19 mi
Kendalville/Corunna Trail	3.6	106 ft	Easy	24 mi
Covington Road/Dickie Road Trail	3.9	62 ft	Easy	9 mi
Northwest Allen Trails	8.2	49 ft	Easy	12 mi
Trail #6	2.5	75 ft	Easy	20 mi
Aboite Trails - Phase I	4.6	70 ft	Easy	8 mi
Acres Nature Preserve Trails	2.1	62 ft	Easy	21 mi
Waterloo City Trails	5.7	36 ft	Easy	24 mi
South Auburn Trails	4.4	37 ft	Easy	17 mi
Fishing Line Trail	4.7	70 ft	Easy	24 mi
Trail #10	2.5	59 ft	Easy	20 mi
Trail #4	1.7	58 ft	Easy	22 mi
Crooked Lake Nature Preserve	2.0	56 ft	Easy	21 mi
Wabash & Erie Canal Towpath Trail	5.1	37 ft	Easy	6 mi
Lindenwood Nature Preserve Trails	2.4	41 ft	Easy	2 mi

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