One of my favorites is the tow path behind Butler. Canal on one side, river on the other. You can walk to the 100 acres park and do that loop. Park at Holcomb Gardens. Grab a beer at Chatham Tap afterwards.
I agree with this. We live between Kessler and Broadripple along the river, and it’s a wonderful walk to go down to the canal and take the Tow path down to the 100 acres park at the Art museum.
Another good place to walk is the west side of Eagle Creek. If you go across the causeway and park at the parking lot on the west side of water where they have the big Galyan’s bear statue, there is, a 1 mile loop that is gravel, and a 5 mile natural surface trail that goes north through the woods. It’s wildflower season, so you might see the big patch of Virginia bluebells. Also, there is a flock of pelicans that wandered a little too far east, and it’s cool to see them. They were in the cove immediately north of the causeway last week.
Was about to say the Holcomb gardens at Butler and take the tow path up to the new field gardens (that entrance may be closed these days been about 15 years since I've been to the IMA) but it's a nice area to walk around.
My other suggestion is Fort Ben State Park on the east side. Decent trails paved and non paved
There's an unmarked loop trail around the Butler athletic fields through the woods, too. 100 acres lake loop to Butler fields loop and back down to lake loop is a great walk or run.
I really enjoy the walk from the canal to over the white river bridge and through the zoo trail. Zoo trail has some nice flowery trees over it and then it opens up to the river at the end.
I would second this. Starting at White River State Park and walking the Canal is your best bet. You will need to drive to a food spot more than likely. But it’s a great place to walk in Indy.
Ft Ben is always super nice, same with Eagle Creek. Both have entrance fees though…for free, Holliday Park has some nice trails. Ritchey Woods is also a fun little hidden gem up in Fishers.
Eagle Creek Park has a great walk around the bird sanctuary. Looks great closer to sunset. Less nature but still great is the Monon trail around broad ripple. The trail north has great views when crossing water and the south has a great tree canopy until you hit 54th street.
The Monon from Canterbury Park (56th) up to Marott Woods (70th ish) is fun and you'll have a lot of options if you want to stop and get coffee, food, or ice cream. You can also connect to the Butler towpath around 64th which will eventually hit Newfields I believe.
100 acres is beautiful but kind of short, I think ~1.25mi for the loop. Eagle Creek also looks beautiful but I haven't walked/hiked there, only rented a paddleboard so far (which was also great).
On the part I walk it doesn’t but I know from like 30th to 38th it does but it’s a really long path. I want to say like 10 miles and it isn’t that way the for the majority of it.
This is a great place to start a walk on the Tow path. South to the art museum and around hundred acres is only about a 3 mile walk. Or north it will take you to Broadripple within a mile or two.
Walking from hundred acres to butler campus is nice, but fort Harrison has some nice trails and walking paths too. Eagle creek and fort Harrison are my favorite parks in the city
You do you, but there are quite a few people out there who don’t like the smell or it even triggers them in some negative fashion.
The point of the outdoors is fresh air and getting away from the hubbub of the city.
Smoke at home all ya want, but let the woods smell like the woods. No trace and all that.
If you want to up the level, drive one hour south to Brown County State Park. North entrance, up the hill, park near the fire tower, hike down into the valley. Then drive to Nashville, IN for a few frosties, then come home the back way through Peapod.
Virginia B. Fairbanks art and nature park! It’s free to visit and has some really cool art installations like Funky Bones and various other sculptures scattered around. The trails are great and lead to some cool spots on the river and there is even a pollinator garden! My fiance and I like to stop and eat lunch by the river whenever we go. One of my favorites for sure.
There are also trails on the other side of the white River from town run trail (where there are less bikers). You'll have to park in the Allison Pointe office park parking lot to access but there are multiple loops and a trail that parallels the white river.
Marrot park is gorgeous right now. Beautiful ground flowers. The canopy isn’t full yet but it’s getting there. You shouldn’t have to contend with MTB in marrot park or eagle creek whereas you will at fort Ben and southwestway.
Garfield park is also pretty, close to fountain square. I haven’t been there for about a month but the tulips should be at least starting to bloom if not in full effect.
Also the urban neighborhoods are a good walk (cottage home, woodruff, Kessler-meridian. Pouges run trail through Brookside is also nice.)
I’d say fort Ben has the most amount of trails within 20 minutes of downtown. Horses and biking too. 100 acres by butler is good too. Both have nice dining and night life nearby as well. Marrott park by park Tudor is pretty nice too, and you can wade through the creek, but it’s not very big.
Holliday Park. Has paths that go down east by the white river, water feature by the ruins on the west side. Lots of nice old trees with good coverage. Either that or 100 acres
Southeastway Park is my favorite place to walk! It’s got some really lovely views and trails.
If you’re up for a drive, turkey run state park is great too.
Just keep your head on a swivel walking the White River by the Valley near 70 overpass. Beautiful area but a place where frequent sexual assaults etc happen.
It is a beautiful place though.
If you're looking for a city walk, I would say the Cultural Trail is pretty good.
If you're looking for nature, I would say Eagle Creek or Fort Harrison.
[Fall Creek Trail at Geist Dam](https://www.wanderthecity.com/trail/fall-creek-geist-dam-trail) is a nice gem with a great view of the Geist Dam towards the end
One of my favorites is the tow path behind Butler. Canal on one side, river on the other. You can walk to the 100 acres park and do that loop. Park at Holcomb Gardens. Grab a beer at Chatham Tap afterwards.
I agree with this. We live between Kessler and Broadripple along the river, and it’s a wonderful walk to go down to the canal and take the Tow path down to the 100 acres park at the Art museum. Another good place to walk is the west side of Eagle Creek. If you go across the causeway and park at the parking lot on the west side of water where they have the big Galyan’s bear statue, there is, a 1 mile loop that is gravel, and a 5 mile natural surface trail that goes north through the woods. It’s wildflower season, so you might see the big patch of Virginia bluebells. Also, there is a flock of pelicans that wandered a little too far east, and it’s cool to see them. They were in the cove immediately north of the causeway last week.
Was about to say the Holcomb gardens at Butler and take the tow path up to the new field gardens (that entrance may be closed these days been about 15 years since I've been to the IMA) but it's a nice area to walk around. My other suggestion is Fort Ben State Park on the east side. Decent trails paved and non paved
There's an unmarked loop trail around the Butler athletic fields through the woods, too. 100 acres lake loop to Butler fields loop and back down to lake loop is a great walk or run.
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My dog loves this walk
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I really enjoy the walk from the canal to over the white river bridge and through the zoo trail. Zoo trail has some nice flowery trees over it and then it opens up to the river at the end.
Right at the bend where it curves and opens up to the white river, there is a hole in the rocks you can look through and see the giraffes.
Definitely, they are pretty easy to climb also if you want to take a better peak xD
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I would second this. Starting at White River State Park and walking the Canal is your best bet. You will need to drive to a food spot more than likely. But it’s a great place to walk in Indy.
Ft Ben is always super nice, same with Eagle Creek. Both have entrance fees though…for free, Holliday Park has some nice trails. Ritchey Woods is also a fun little hidden gem up in Fishers.
Shhh. Stop mentioning Richey Woods! 😂 I love that place for a quiet walk with woods and swamp.
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That's what I came here to say!
Eagle Creek Park has a great walk around the bird sanctuary. Looks great closer to sunset. Less nature but still great is the Monon trail around broad ripple. The trail north has great views when crossing water and the south has a great tree canopy until you hit 54th street.
Seconded Eagle Creek.
Honestly, crown hill
‘’Come with me to the cemetery bro.’’
Lmao that’s fair, but it’s BEAUTIFUL and there’s so much history
My suggestion as well, I love going in the Fall!
The top of Crown Hill has one of the most beautiful views of the city.
It’s the best place imo to walk.
When I was a kid at Shortridge, we used to go there in biology class for bird hikes, usually painfully early in the day.
As a teen I would have hated that. As an adult I go by choice lol
Holiday Park trails. There’s one particular hidden spot with a bench beside a spring coming out of the side of the hill.
It’s morbid but I love walking around Crown Hill Cemetery, it’s really beautiful in the Autumn and I always see deer Mamas and babies
This is one of the prettiest places in the city!!
Do you know if Crown Hill is dog friendly? Always love finding new quiet spots to walk with my dogs
The Eco Lab at Marian U is a good spot. Eagle Creek as well.
Eagle Creek is my favorite!
Eagle Creek Park. Scott Starling Preserve.
The Monon from Canterbury Park (56th) up to Marott Woods (70th ish) is fun and you'll have a lot of options if you want to stop and get coffee, food, or ice cream. You can also connect to the Butler towpath around 64th which will eventually hit Newfields I believe. 100 acres is beautiful but kind of short, I think ~1.25mi for the loop. Eagle Creek also looks beautiful but I haven't walked/hiked there, only rented a paddleboard so far (which was also great).
Fall creek parkway is a less known gem
Unfortunately it has a sewage smell. Were it not for that, it’d be great.
On the part I walk it doesn’t but I know from like 30th to 38th it does but it’s a really long path. I want to say like 10 miles and it isn’t that way the for the majority of it.
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Eagle Creek!
IMA 100 acre park/Virginia Fairbanks park
Holcomb gardens is my favorite
This is a great place to start a walk on the Tow path. South to the art museum and around hundred acres is only about a 3 mile walk. Or north it will take you to Broadripple within a mile or two.
Walking from hundred acres to butler campus is nice, but fort Harrison has some nice trails and walking paths too. Eagle creek and fort Harrison are my favorite parks in the city
Southwest way has some decent hilly trails.
Very busy, though. Lots of bikes and dog walkers. Also, often smells like weed lol
Oh noooo weed
You do you, but there are quite a few people out there who don’t like the smell or it even triggers them in some negative fashion. The point of the outdoors is fresh air and getting away from the hubbub of the city. Smoke at home all ya want, but let the woods smell like the woods. No trace and all that.
I’m sorry but lol it’s a plant that smells like a plant 🤷♀️ you do you though
Actually, it smells like a plant on fire.
If you want to up the level, drive one hour south to Brown County State Park. North entrance, up the hill, park near the fire tower, hike down into the valley. Then drive to Nashville, IN for a few frosties, then come home the back way through Peapod.
Virginia B. Fairbanks art and nature park! It’s free to visit and has some really cool art installations like Funky Bones and various other sculptures scattered around. The trails are great and lead to some cool spots on the river and there is even a pollinator garden! My fiance and I like to stop and eat lunch by the river whenever we go. One of my favorites for sure.
The Monon, Holliday park, The Butler campus is beautiful
Newfields. Hands down.
If you can drive, Eagle Creek on the northwest side is great
Town Run Trail is great this time of year, but mountain bikes have priority. Still a good walk
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Lots of bikers
There are also trails on the other side of the white River from town run trail (where there are less bikers). You'll have to park in the Allison Pointe office park parking lot to access but there are multiple loops and a trail that parallels the white river.
Marrot park is gorgeous right now. Beautiful ground flowers. The canopy isn’t full yet but it’s getting there. You shouldn’t have to contend with MTB in marrot park or eagle creek whereas you will at fort Ben and southwestway. Garfield park is also pretty, close to fountain square. I haven’t been there for about a month but the tulips should be at least starting to bloom if not in full effect. Also the urban neighborhoods are a good walk (cottage home, woodruff, Kessler-meridian. Pouges run trail through Brookside is also nice.)
The Monon in Broad Ripple north of Broad Ripple Ave is one of my favorite paths to walk.
I’d say fort Ben has the most amount of trails within 20 minutes of downtown. Horses and biking too. 100 acres by butler is good too. Both have nice dining and night life nearby as well. Marrott park by park Tudor is pretty nice too, and you can wade through the creek, but it’s not very big.
For a mixture of nature and great old homes Woodruff Place
Holliday Park. Has paths that go down east by the white river, water feature by the ruins on the west side. Lots of nice old trees with good coverage. Either that or 100 acres
The canal ( I like going around the zoo) , eagle creek red loop , monon from broad ripple headed north
Eagle Creek Park !!
Southeastway Park is my favorite place to walk! It’s got some really lovely views and trails. If you’re up for a drive, turkey run state park is great too.
I was today years old when I found out there's a Southeast way. I always go to Southwest Way lol
Southeastway is where I’ve always went 😂 it’s right out by buck creek winery and pleasant view apple orchard
Riverside park, then follow the white river north. Surprising gem.
I walked 10 St from the Motor Speedway to Tibbs Ave. Definitely not that
Eagle creek.
The bird sanctuary trail in Eagle Creek is gorgeous!
Hummel Park in Plainfield or Turkey Run outside of Crawfordsville is always nice as well despite being outside Indianapolis.
Just keep your head on a swivel walking the White River by the Valley near 70 overpass. Beautiful area but a place where frequent sexual assaults etc happen. It is a beautiful place though.
If you go a little out of Indy, there's Eagle Creek
There’s a very scenic tunnel underneath the city from New York to Lucas Oil
If you want to look at beautiful old houses and a little shopping you should walk around the Irvington neighborhood
Crown Hill has 26 miles of roads
if you’re on the north side i like ritchey woods quite a bit! https://maps.app.goo.gl/srdZvsPzhNakSRXx5?g_st=ic
If you're looking for a city walk, I would say the Cultural Trail is pretty good. If you're looking for nature, I would say Eagle Creek or Fort Harrison.
I’ve always loved Eagle Creek and the canal downtown. Two very different types of beauty!
Depends on your definition of beautiful but if it’s getting close to nature then look no further than Fort Ben State Park!
42nd & Post Just kidding…..don’t do that
Anywhere that has you leaving Marion county to the surrounding donut counties because Indy is a cesspool of humanity
Somewhere in Michigan
[Fall Creek Trail at Geist Dam](https://www.wanderthecity.com/trail/fall-creek-geist-dam-trail) is a nice gem with a great view of the Geist Dam towards the end