Plainfield / Hendricks County
The National Road Heritage Trail has garnered
extensive support in Hendricks County, where parts of
the Plainfield
Vandalia Trail and the Amo-Coatesville
Vandalia Trail have already been built. Both
of these trails are envisioned as parts of the NRHT
route. The town councils of Plainfield, Clayton,
Amo, and Coatesville have endorsed a greenways
connection along this corridor and Hendricks
County Parks & Recreation has now 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. In
addition, Hendricks County Parks & Recreation is in
the process of extending its trail east towards
the towns of Clayton and Cartersburg.
Features on or near the proposed Trail
Electric Interurban Railroad stations in Amo and Plainfield
Plainfield Diner
Van Buren Elm Marker in Plainfield
Splash Island water park
Franklin Park
Lambert Park
White Lick Creek Trail
Plainfield's Vandalia Trail
