Indiana trails · Cardinal Greenway
Cardinal Greenway
A 51.3-mile network in Indiana, with 274 ft of climbing. Reaches Phillips Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 17.1 and mile 34.2. It gives back about 639 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Phillips Lake (lake)
- Osborne Lakes (lake)
Getting there
Cardinal Greenway junction. About 7 min drive (3 mi) from Muncie. 40.17759, -85.35992 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:23 a.m., the sun rises at 7:50 a.m. and sets at 7:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:30 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 51.3-mile route works out to roughly 19 h 08 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Westwood Park Trails — 19.3 mi