About trails in Putnam County, Indiana

Putnam County has 50 named trails on the map, covering 45.3 miles in total, an average of 0.9 miles per trail. That is the 12th largest mapped trail network among 69 counties in Indiana. 50 of them are tagged for hiking and 5 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Putnam Nature Trail, at 3.5 miles. Mapped points of interest in the county include 8 campsites, 2 waterfalls, and 6 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Greencastle, Poland, and Putnamville.

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Mountain biking

5 trails

45Total miles

8Campsites

6Boat launches

2Waterfalls

Putnam Nature TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Hamrick Station TrailHike3.0 mi Tall Timbers TrailHike2.2 mi Rim TrailHike1.9 mi Prindle TrailHike1.9 mi People Pathways Red RouteHikeMTB1.8 mi Creekside TrailHike1.7 mi Doyle TrailHike1.7 mi Woodland TrailHike1.5 mi People Pathways Pink RouteHike1.4 mi Big Walnut Sports Park Loop TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Prindle Trail P1Hike1.4 mi Welch Woods TrailHike1.3 mi Two Falls TrailHike1.3 mi People Pathways Blue RouteHike1.3 mi Campus Link TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Quarry TrailHike1.1 mi Creekside Trail K2Hike1.0 mi Connector Trail C1Hike1.0 mi Rail TrailHike0.9 mi Rail Trail L1Hike0.9 mi Archery TrailHike0.9 mi Albin Pond TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Tall Pines TrailHike0.8 mi Jaycee Park Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Quarry Trail Q2Hike0.7 mi Rim Trail R5Hike0.7 mi Creekside Trail K1Hike0.7 mi Covered Bridge Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Fern Cliff Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Rim Trail R2Hike0.5 mi South Putnam Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Prindle Trail P2Hike0.5 mi Woodland Trail W1Hike0.4 mi Quarry Trail Q1Hike0.4 mi Woodland Trail W2Hike0.3 mi Woodland Trail W5Hike0.3 mi Alicia Bishop Walking PathHike0.3 mi Woodland Trail W6Hike0.2 mi Rim Trail R1Hike0.2 mi Woodland Trail W4Hike0.2 mi Field Walking PathHike0.2 mi Woodland Trail W3Hike0.2 mi Family Nature PathHike0.2 mi Maple Berry Walking PathHike0.2 mi Rim Trail R3Hike0.2 mi Rim Trail R4Hike0.1 mi Rim Trail R6Hike0.1 mi Overlook TrailHike0.1 mi People Pathways Zinc Mill ExtensionHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Putnam County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.