Hiking trails near Indianapolis, Indiana

261 official trails lie within 25 miles of Indianapolis — 723 miles in total, 248 rated easy and 3 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 146 ft; the median trail gains 26 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Fort Harrison State Park Trails	12.4	90 ft	Hard	27 min · 13 mi
Southwestway Park Trails	10.1	99 ft	Hard	23 min · 12 mi
Eagle Creek Park Trails	8.9	63 ft	Hard	25 min · 14 mi
146th Street Trail	19.6	116 ft	Moderate	34 min · 17 mi
Fall Creek Trail	11.6	88 ft	Moderate	14 min · 9 mi
Eagle Creek Park West Trails	4.9	85 ft	Moderate	24 min · 15 mi
Monon Trail	15.7	146 ft	Moderate	24 min · 11 mi
Holliday Park Trails	2.8	87 ft	Moderate	17 min · 8 mi
Hazel Dell Trail Corridor	16.5	43 ft	Moderate	33 min · 16 mi
Perimeter Trail	10.7	66 ft	Moderate	33 min · 19 mi
Monon Rail Trail	10.3	98 ft	Moderate	24 min · 11 mi
Washington Township Park Trails	5.8	50 ft	Moderate	30 min · 17 mi
Newfields Trails	4.6	55 ft	Moderate	12 min · 5 mi
White River Trail	4.5	33 ft	Easy	8 min · 2 mi
Starkey Nature Park Trails	3.9	78 ft	Easy	32 min · 19 mi
White River Wapahani Trail	7.8	56 ft	Easy	23 min · 12 mi
Zionsville Trails	6.6	58 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi
Ronald Reagan Parkway Corridor	8.1	52 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Downtown Canal Trail	5.4	23 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
B & O Trail	6.2	81 ft	Easy	25 min · 11 mi
116th Street/113th Street Trail	6.9	53 ft	Easy	27 min · 16 mi
Danville Trails	3.6	41 ft	Easy	41 min · 23 mi
Eagle Creek Trail	5.3	81 ft	Easy	21 min · 13 mi
Pioneer Park Trails	3.5	65 ft	Easy	34 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Indianapolis

Easy and short: White River Trail — 4.5 mi, rated easy, 2 mi from town
Longest: 146th Street Trail — 19.6 mi, 16 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Southwestway Park Trails to Mann Hill

Lakes: Avon Greenways to Lake View; Nina Mason Pulliam Ecolab Trails to Lake Sullivan; Little Buck Creek Trail to Le-An-Wa Lake; Northwest Connector to Traders Point Lake

Trail guides near Indianapolis

Low Gap Trail — 6.3 mi, 316 ft climb · 34 mi away
Tecumseh Trail — 9.0 mi, 292 ft climb · 34 mi away
Three Lakes Trail — 9.5 mi, 255 ft climb · 35 mi away
Westwood Park Trails — 10.6 mi, 92 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Lebanon (24 mi) · Shelbyville (25 mi) · Elwood (38 mi) · Greencastle (38 mi)

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