Panhandle Pathway

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This information is a public record of the 2020 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
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Panhandle Pathway

Nonprofit Backcountry Trail Frontcountry Trail Rail Trail Urban Trail
  • Length
    22 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    out & back

21 mile Asphalt trail along old Pennsylvania (Pan Handle) Rail Road, Through small Indiana towns, Corn, Soybean farm land at the Wabash Valley.

  •  Photo by Friends of the Panhandle Pathway Inc
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Location: Winamac (Pulaski County - Kenneth (Cass County) Indiana

  • States: Indiana
  • Counties: Pulaski, Cass
  • Cities/Townships: Winamac, Thornhope, Star City, Royal Cener, Kenneth

The Panhandle Pathway Trail is the 22 mile railtrail corridor running from Winamac in Pulaski County, almost to France Park (near Logansport) in Cass County. This corridor follows the old railbed of the Pennsylvania Railroad line i.e., the Panhandle Railroad and was purchased via the Federal Railbanking Program for the purpose of developing a trail for hiking, bicycling, and other non-motorized recreational uses. The Panhandle Pathway follows the historic rail path through farmland, shady wooded areas, the beginning of the Wabash Valley, and across the Tippecanoe River, as well as across Mill Creek, Mud Creek, Indian Creek, Little Indian Creek and Crooked Creek. The trail provides views of farmland and a dedicated prairie preserve. The trail currently goes through the communities of Winamac, Star City, Thornhope and Royal Center on the ride south to the Kenneth (west of Logansport) cul-de-sac rest area. The Panhandle Pathway Trail is ideal for walking, hiking, running, biking and skating. Overall it is comfortably wide, smooth, and flat. There is a good mixture of open and shaded trail. Well maintained by volunteers, the Panhandle Pathway Trail is a lovely rural experience with new things to see and hear every time you use it. For more information: https://www.panhandlepathway.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PanhandlePathway/

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Allowed Uses:

Bicycling Dogs, on leash Hiking/Walking

Other Activities

  • Wildlife viewing / observation

Public Contact

John Bawcum
Friends of the Panhandle Pathway Inc
PO Box 153
Winamac, IN 46996
[email protected](574) 595 0819

Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

More Details

  • Elevation (low): 610
  • Elevation (high): 748
  • Elevation (cumulative): --

  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • Surface (primary): Paved
  • Surfaces (additional): Paved

  • Tread Width (average): 120"
  • Tread Width (minimum): 0
  • Running length (minimum): --

  • Tread Grade (average, percent): --
  • Tread Grade (maximum):
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  • Cross-slope (average, percent): 0
  • Cross-slope (maximum): --
  • Running length (maximum): --
  • Certified as an NRT
    Oct 23, 2020
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