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Towns with the most trails in Indiana

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 31 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

West Lafayette 1 West Lafayette 1.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 19.8 mi North Vernon 2 North Vernon 0.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 7.2 mi Portage 3 Portage Porter County 0.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 34.1 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 West Lafayette West Lafayette45,159 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 19.8 mi 23
2 North Vernon North Vernon7,078 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 5
3 Portage PortagePorter County · 48,418 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 34.1 mi 33
4 Map of Washington WashingtonAllen County · 39,192 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 27.7 mi 7
5 Jeffersonville JeffersonvilleClark County · 62,645 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 21.9 mi 36
6 Map of Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg5,179 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 6
7 Benton BentonMonroe County · 3,261 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 39.2 mi 6
8 Map of Noblesville NoblesvilleHamilton County · 66,553 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 30.7 mi 10
9 Rushville Rushville6,036 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 3
10 Map of White River White RiverHamilton County · 2,519 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 13.1 mi 6
11 Ferdinand FerdinandDubois County · 3,617 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 3
12 Martinsville Martinsville11,933 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 2
13 Brookville BrookvilleFranklin County · 5,737 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 13.8 mi 3
14 Map of Scipio ScipioLaPorte County · 5,139 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 4
15 Map of French Lick French LickOrange County · 4,587 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 11.5 mi 1
16 Van Buren Van BurenMonroe County · 12,850 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 5
17 Map of Center CenterClinton County · 17,428 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 7
18 Map of Scott ScottVanderburgh County · 10,440 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 3
19 Map of Center CenterHancock County · 30,217 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 13
20 Map of Wayne WayneHenry County · 4,134 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 1
21 JacksonHamilton County · 11,201 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 6.3 mi 3
22 Map of Center CenterWayne County · 7,378 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 1
23 Lancaster LancasterWells County · 6,122 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 4
24 Map of Troy TroyFountain County · 3,740 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 2
25 Franklin FranklinJohnson County · 21,569 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 3
26 Lexington LexingtonScott County · 3,412 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 0
27 Map of Spencer SpencerJennings County · 2,782 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 2
28 Map of Pierce PierceWashington County · 2,501 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 1
29 Noble NobleWabash County · 13,785 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 14
30 Map of Sheffield SheffieldTippecanoe County · 3,966 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 0
31 Map of Marion MarionJasper County · 6,654 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 11

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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