Indiana trails · Southwestway Park Trails
Southwestway Park Trails
A 10.1-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 99 ft of climbing. Reaches Mann Hill. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 6.8 and mile 10.1. It gives back about 433 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mann Hill (summit)
Getting there
Little Buck Creek Trail access. About 23 min drive (12 mi) from Indianapolis. 39.66303, -86.23688 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:26 a.m., the sun rises at 7:53 a.m. and sets at 7:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:34 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.3-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:30 p.m. — 3 h 37 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Low Gap Trail — 25.1 mi
- Tecumseh Trail — 25.3 mi
- Three Lakes Trail — 26.3 mi