Hiking trails near Greencastle, Indiana

50 official trails lie within 25 miles of Greencastle — 137 miles in total, 45 rated easy and 2 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 214 ft; the median trail gains 81 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bridle Loop/Mountain Bike Trail	9.9	214 ft	Expert	57 min · 27 mi
DePauw University Nature Park Trails	9.3	105 ft	Hard	9 min · 2 mi
Mccloud Nature Park Trails	6.2	93 ft	Moderate	50 min · 26 mi
Perimeter Trail	10.7	66 ft	Moderate	40 min · 25 mi
Washington Township Park Trails	5.8	50 ft	Moderate	48 min · 30 mi
People Pathways - Downtown/University Paths	3.3	87 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Danville Trails	3.6	41 ft	Easy	42 min · 25 mi
People Pathways - County Hospital Loop	3.0	160 ft	Easy	5 min · 1 mi
Pine Hills Nature Preserve	1.3	162 ft	Easy	54 min · 31 mi
Vandalia Rail-Trail	4.4	67 ft	Easy	38 min · 24 mi
People Pathways - Jaycee Park Loop	3.6	93 ft	Easy	4 min · 1 mi
Welch Woods Trail	1.3	208 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi
Pleasant Grove Trail - Orange	1.6	152 ft	Easy	57 min · 27 mi
Burkhart Creek Park Trails	2.3	71 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 37 mi
Rockville Lake Park Nature Trails	1.5	51 ft	Easy	57 min · 31 mi
Vandalia Trail - Hendricks Co.	4.0	81 ft	Easy	34 min · 16 mi
People Pathways - Shadowlawn Path	2.4	86 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
Tall Timbers Trail	1.5	121 ft	Easy	44 min · 19 mi
Poplar Top Trail	1.2	207 ft	Easy	56 min · 34 mi
Twin Bridges Recreation Area Trails	2.0	53 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
People Pathways - Albin Pond Trail	2.1	92 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Vandalia Trail - Putnam County	4.4	62 ft	Easy	27 min · 15 mi
Back Pack Trail	2.0	68 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 34 mi
Two Falls Trail	1.3	115 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi

Quick picks near Greencastle

Easy and short: People Pathways - Downtown/University Paths — 3.3 mi, rated easy, 1 mi from town
Longest: Perimeter Trail — 10.7 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Pleasant Grove Trail - Orange to Cooksey Hill

Lakes: People Pathways - Albin Pond Trail to Albin Pond; People Pathways - Campus Link Trail to Quarry Pond

Trail guides near Greencastle

Three Lakes Trail — 9.5 mi, 255 ft climb · 30 mi away
Low Gap Trail — 6.3 mi, 316 ft climb · 32 mi away
Southwestway Park Trails — 10.1 mi, 99 ft climb · 32 mi away
Tecumseh Trail — 9.0 mi, 292 ft climb · 34 mi away
Wapahani Mountain Bike Trails — 7.1 mi, 98 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Crawfordsville (28 mi) · Terre Haute (31 mi) · Lebanon (34 mi) · Bloomington (37 mi)

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