Greencastle / Putnam CountyThis local trail system has
been developed by the not-for-profit People Pathways
(now known as Putnam Parks & Pathways as a
partnership with Visit Putnam County and Friends of
the Parks of Putnam County) and by the city of
Greencastle. A Putnam County Parks Board
was recently created reporting to the Putnam County
Board of Commissioners who will eventually become of
the owner of the trails going forward, but still
managed by Putnam Parks & Pathways. Open Trail People Pathways has developed 8.1 miles of mostly
packed stone Vandalia
Trail along the NRHT 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 The city of Greencastle is pursuing an
Indiana Next Level Trails grant to extend the trail
southwest across the city, eventually to connect to
the Putnam Nature Trail and 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 People Pathways (Putnam Parks & Pathways) web site ![]()
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