Hiking trails near South Bend, Indiana

44 official trails lie within 25 miles of South Bend — 149 miles in total, 40 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 127 ft; the median trail gains 36 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bendix Woods County Park Trails	11.7	76 ft	Hard	29 min · 14 mi
Rum Village Mountain Bike Trails	5.9	46 ft	Moderate	8 min · 3 mi
Potato Creek State Park Mountain Bike Trail	6.7	67 ft	Moderate	35 min · 13 mi
Hiking Trails	4.3	127 ft	Moderate	36 min · 13 mi
Spicer Lake Nature Preserve Trails	4.5	43 ft	Easy	36 min · 19 mi
Riverwalk	4.8	41 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Ox Bow County Park Trails	6.7	23 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
Mishawaka River Trail	4.8	38 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Maple City Greenway	13.9	36 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Rum Village Hiking Trails	2.3	57 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
St. Joseph River Trail	4.2	62 ft	Easy	10 min · 3 mi
River Trail	3.9	22 ft	Easy	30 min · 16 mi
Bicycle Trail	3.2	51 ft	Easy	33 min · 16 mi
Darden Parkway Trail	2.3	81 ft	Easy	14 min · 6 mi
Sr331 Greenway	5.5	48 ft	Easy	19 min · 8 mi
South Bend Nw Trailways	1.8	61 ft	Easy	9 min · 3 mi
Elkhart Trails	4.8	29 ft	Easy	33 min · 18 mi
Niles Industrial Track	1.9	64 ft	Easy	5 min · 1 mi
Baugo Creek County Park Trails	2.6	21 ft	Easy	23 min · 12 mi
Plymouth Greenways	3.0	28 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail	2.2	42 ft	Easy	51 min · 30 mi
Jackson Road Landfill Trail	1.4	47 ft	Easy	11 min · 5 mi
Notre Dame Trails	4.7	22 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
Granger Paths	2.6	38 ft	Easy	21 min · 9 mi

Quick picks near South Bend

Easy and short: Spicer Lake Nature Preserve Trails — 4.5 mi, rated easy, 14 mi from town
Longest: Maple City Greenway — 13.9 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Hiking Trails to Vargo Hill

Lakes: Potato Creek State Park Mountain Bike Trail to Worster Lake; Spicer Lake Nature Preserve Trails to Lancaster Lake; Bicycle Trail to Worster Lake; South Bend Nw Trailways to Pinhook Lake

Trail guides near South Bend

Winona Lake Trail System — 10.8 mi, 48 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Plymouth (23 mi) · Goshen (24 mi) · Michigan City (31 mi) · Benton Harbor (31 mi)

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