Greencastle / Putnam County
This local trail system is
being developed by the not-for-profit
People Pathways
and by the city
of Greencastle. The open section going
east to Hendricks County is the Vandalia Trail,
highlighting the corridor's history as the former Vandalia Railroad, in coordination with Plainfield,
Hendricks County, and Indianapolis. The
developing section going southwest from Greencastle is
the Putnam Nature Trail, highlighting the dramatic
natural beauty in this area of the county.
Open Trail
People Pathways has developed 8.1 miles of mostly
packed stone trail along this corridor from the east
side of Greencastle through the
town of Fillmore to Hendricks County. The first
3 miles was opened in 1998. The
trail follows the former Pennsy/Vandalia rail corridor
and is part of the 13-mile
Amo to Greencastle Vandalia Trail & Campus
Link Trail. The city of
Greencastle has opened 1.2 miles of asphalt Campus
Link Trail along Veteran's Memorial Highway, serving
as the NRHT route across the city.
People Pathways has also opened the 0.8-mile Phase 1 of
the Putnam Nature Trail going south from
Greencastle and the 2.6-mile Phase 2 going
southwest from Limedale.
Future Plans
People Pathways has been instrumental in the
city of Greencastle obtaining a TE grant to extend the
trail southwest across the city, eventually to connect
to DePauw University by way of the Campus Link
Trail. People Pathways is also working with
NRHT, Inc on strategies for
further extension southwest from Greencastle to rejoin
the Historic National Road by way of the scenic Big
Walnut Creek area.
Features on or near the Trail
Greencastle - People Pathways web site
(below) People
Pathways Vandalia Trail west of Fillmore
