Promoting Trails &
Greenways in Indiana

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Statewide Trail Map 2016 (PDF, 11.3 MB)

Are you active? Take the INDOT survey!

bicyclists on trail The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently initiated a statewide initiative to plan for active transportation, including walking and bicycling. As part of this effort, INDOT wants to get input from current residents and active transportation users. Your contributions to this survey will help INDOT better understand the current conditions and perceptions of the bicycle and pedestrian transportation network, along with opportunities for improving connectivity in Indiana.

Do your part and take the survey! It takes only a few minutes.

Greenways Foundation provides grant for Pathways Over Pogue’s

Pathway Over Pogues The Greenways Foundation of Indiana recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Pathways Over Pogue’s trail group for the rehabilitation of the Nowland Avenue Bridge. Our funds were matched by the Central Indiana Community Foundation. Congratulations to all involved in the project!

Are you involved in a trail project? Apply for a grant! We want to hear from you.

In the photo, Greenways Foundation President Tom Bruns (standing, third from right) presents a $5,000 check to Pathways Over Pogues.

Cardinal Greenway inducted to Hall of Fame!

The Cardinal Greenway has been named to the 2018 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame and your votes made it happen! The Hall of Fame includes about three dozen trails nationwide; Indiana’s only other inductee is the Monon Trail, named in 2009.

What a great honor for the Cardinal Greenway as it celebrates its 25th anniversay!

Eppley Institute releases Indiana Trails Study

Thanks in part to a grant from the Greenways Foundation, the 2017 Indiana Trails Study compiles data gathered from trail users, non-users, and neighbors of eight trails in the Hoosier state. A team of researchers collected information about trail use, health factors related to trail use, and the economic impact of trails.

2017 Indiana Trails Study Summary Report (PDF, 3.1 MB)

The study was conducted by the Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University’s School of Public Health. The Institute, working with guidance from an advisory group, chose eight greenways from around the state.

In-depth reports for each of the eight trails are available at the Eppley Institute web site. The trails include the Erie-Lackawanna Trail (Northwest Indiana), Rivergreenway (Fort Wayne), Pumpkinvine Nature Trail (Elkhart & LaGrange Counties), Monon Trail (Indianapolis & Carmel), Cardinal Greenway (Marion to Muncie to Richmond), Nickel Plate Trail (Kokomo to Peru to Rochester), Columbus People Trail, and the B-line Trail (Bloomington).

We celebrated these trail heroes during our recent Greenways Foundation Luncheon:

Outstanding Public Official: Steve Morris — Director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation, IDNR (retired)

Outstanding Trail Advocate: Bill Adams

Outstanding Trail Group: Noble Trails, Kendallville

Outstanding Corporation: Fort Wayne Outfitters & Don Hall’s Catering

Outstanding Trail Project: Oak Savannah Trail Extension, Town of Griffith

Outstanding Local Government: Allen County Government

Greenways Foundation Legacy Award: Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Merrillville

Individual stories will be posted soon.

2018 Trail Champion Sponsor

2018 Trail Manager Sponsor

Trail Ranger Sponsors

Trail Steward Sponsors

Trail of the Month — September 2018

Three Indiana river communities are collaborating to develop a trail system linking them all and providing beautiful views of a major waterway. New Albany, Clarksville & Jeffersonville created the Ohio River Greenway in order to join their individual riverfront projects and the 7.5-mile trail is nearly complete, with multiple spurs into nearby neighborhoods. The City of Louisville also is cooperating and the stunning Big Four Bridge is an important connection to its trail system on the southern bank of the river. A proposed bike-ped path on the historic K & I Bridge downstream of the locks would create a several mile loop.

Our Trail of the Month feature is sponsored by Citizens Energy Group.

Getting Around

The Huntington Area Recreational Trails Association is hosting its annual HARTA-Ween Zombie Dash on October 13, 2018. Register to participate, volunteer or donate today and help build trails in the Huntington area!

UAW Local 2209 presents the annual Monster Dash 5k Fun Run/Walk on October 20, 2018 to benefit Fort Wayne Trails. Register today!

Indiana Michigan Power installed a bicycle repair station, planted 10 trees, and sowed pollinator seeds along Fort Wayne’s Rivergreenway! I&M installs amenities on Rivergreenway, The Journal Gazette, September 20, 2018.

A new bridge will nearly complete the 7.5-mile Lewis & Clark Trail connecting Clarksville, New Albany and Jeffersonville. Last phase of Ohio River Greenway project nears completion by Brooke McAfee, News and Tribune, August 21, 2018.

The multi-path trail system in Fort Wayne is adding miles to its new Pufferbelly Trail! Pufferbelly trail grows by Matthew LeBlanc, The Journal Gazette, August 21, 2018.

Trail groups and public officials are planning a 28-mile connector trail to join the Panhandle Pathway and the Nickel Plate Trail on roadways and the Little Turtle Waterway Trail. Leaders pursue signed connector by Mitchell Kirk, Logansport Pharos-Tribune, August 10, 2018. (Photo is of artwork on the Little Turtle Waterway Trail in Logansport.)

Promoting Trails & Greenways in Indiana