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Iron Horse Heritage Trail

Trail9.4 km · 5.8 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

  1. J0°-7°66
  2. F2°-6°54
  3. M7°-1°77
  4. A13°5°110
  5. M20°12°123
  6. J25°18°130
  7. J28°20°127
  8. A27°20°116
  9. S23°16°111
  10. O16°9°102
  11. N9°3°103
  12. D2°-3°75

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 9.4 km (5.8 mi) long, Iron Horse Heritage Trail is a trail in Indiana, United States of America. It lies about 2.0 km northeast of Portage. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
9.4 km · 5.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Local government
Data from
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Nearest town
2.0 km NE of Portage (Porter County, Indiana) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Indiana
Continent
North America
Route centre
41.5862, -87.1713
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Long Lake Trail

3.1 mi · 5.1 km · Indiana Dunes National Park

Chesterton's Praire Duneland Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Indiana

Prairie Duneland Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Indiana

Little Calumet River Trail

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Indiana Dunes National Park

Green Belt Trail

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Indiana Dunes National Park

Cowles Bog Trail

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Indiana Dunes National Park

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