Indiana trails · Cardinal Greenway
Cardinal Greenway
A 51.3-mile network in Indiana, with 283 ft of climbing. Reaches Phillips Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 70% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 32.6. It gives back about 587 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. 40.17759, -85.35992 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 8:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:42 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 07 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 — 19.4 mi