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Status: Open
County: Boone
City: Zionsville
Endpoints:
North - 875E
South - Eagle Creek
Trailheads:
-parking at Starkey Nature Park
-parking at Starkey Road
Connections:
connects to hiking trails in Starkey Nature Park and several asphalt roadside
paths around Zionsville
Activities:
walking
biking
rollerblading
Surface:
asphalt, limestone (southern 1 mile)
Length: 3.5
miles
Descrption:
The south entrance, from Starkey Nature Park, features a dramatic ascent
up a mammoth boardwalk and connects the park's extensive nature trails
in the Eagle Creek floodpain to the rail-trail. This southern 1 mile of
the rail-trail, also called the Nancy Burton Trail, is limestone but very
easy to bike on. Several pleasant picnic spots can be found here, including
right atop the bridge over Eagle Creek. The south end traverses deep,
old-growth woods and is built upon a massive embankment. The northern
2.5 miles are asphalt. A tunnel under Mulberry St. takes trailgoers to
the Spring Knoll neighborhood, Pleasant View Elementary and beyond. The
north mile of the trail displays the rustic beauty of Boone County.
The nearby brick-street downtown area of Zionsville is not to be missed.
It is surely one of the most well-preserved 19th century villages in the
state and features a full spectrum of shops, restaurants, and services.
A few of the surrounding roads such as Mulberry St. also feature bike
paths.
Future Plans: Eagle
Township Parks and the Friends
of Boone County Trails group are working to connect this trail to
Whitestown. There are developments pending which will bring the trail
another mile northwest to 800E. Other new trail segments in Lebanon and
Thorntown are being planned. Someday
perhaps this trail can be extended through these towns and to Lafayette
as part of the Farm Heritage Trail proposal.
A connection to Indy is also possible along the rail line (which is active
south of 96th Street), utility lines, the old interurban corridor, Michigan
Road, and the Canal Towpath. Another possible connection point southward
is along Eagle Creek.
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