Plainfield / Hendricks County
The National Road Heritage Trail has
garnered extensive support in Hendricks County, where
the Plainfield Vandalia Trail
and the Amo-Coatesville Vandalia
Trail
have already been built with future extensions
planned. The town councils of Plainfield,
Clayton, Amo, and Coatesville have endorsed a
greenways connection along this corridor and Hendricks
County Parks & Recreation has taken on the
trail management and development outside of the town
of Plainfield. Trails
awareness in Hendricks County has been helped by the B&O Trail
organization publicizing the benefits of trails for
many years.
Currently there are 4.2 miles of asphalt
bike/pedestrian trail open
between Amo and the Putnam County line and 4.5 miles
of asphalt trail open in Plainfield. These trails use
the former Pennsylvania/Vandalia Railroad corridor.
The bike/pedestrian
trail from Amo is also connected to 8.1 miles of
packed stone bike/pedestrian Vandalia
Trail in Putnam County to Greencastle.
Future Plans
Plainfield plans to extend its Vandalia
Trail trail west along the former railbed towards
Cartersburg and east along the former railbed and along
the Historic National Road to Indianapolis. The
latter is expected to be completed in 2023. In
addition, Hendricks County Parks & Recreation has
near term trail plans with the town of Clayton.
Features on or near the proposed Trail
White Lick Creek Trail (Plainfield)
Ronald Reagan Pkwy Trail (Plainfield)
Restored Electric Interurban Railroad stations (Amo, Plainfield)
Oasis Diner (Plainfield)
Van Buren Elm Historical Marker (Plainfield)
Arthur L. Trester Historical Marker (Amo)
Splash Island water park (Plainfield)
Franklin Park (Plainfield)
Lambert Park (Clayton)
Plainfield's Vandalia Trail
