Immediately past the water park, the path intersects with the White Lick Creek Trail, which heads south at the circular intersection. Heading east from the starting point, the route travels through woodlands behind residential communities and then through a tunnel under the Saratoga Parkway to the Splash Island Family Waterpark. For now, this paved section is the only portion of the trail appropriate for in-line skating and wheelchairs. The 4.6-mile Plainfield segment begins with a trailhead at its western end on Vandalia Boulevard. Modern restrooms have been installed at both the Coatesville and Amo trailheads. This stretch is smooth pavement and well-maintained into Amo. A separate horse trail follows beside the main path, and there is a hitch rail at Crittenden Creek. A separate bridle trail parallels much of the path and occasionally joins the main trail, but horses are required to remain on the grass in these combined stretches.įor the remaining 3 miles, from Coatesville to Amo, the Vandalia Trail traverses enchanted woodlands along an elevated railbed leading up to the trestle 30 feet above Crittenden Creek. In both Fillmore and Coatesville, trailside businesses provide a place to rest and get a bite to eat. Bluebirds, finches, and herons frequent this corridor, offering excellent birding opportunities. This section of trail, through Fillmore and into Coatesville, is largely uninterrupted by road crossings and offers trailside wildflowers with an abundance of birds and butterflies and farm fields. The path includes several covered shelters along the way. The trail surface is packed crushed stone into Coatesville. However, the route goes 0.6 mile on lightly traveled North Calbert Way until the official separated trail begins. Starting in Greencastle, visitors will find trailhead parking and a gazebo. The second segment runs about 4 miles through the suburban neighborhoods and parks of Plainfield. The first segment runs nearly 12 miles from Greencastle to Amo. The Vandalia Trail consists of two disconnected segments.
Much of the NRHT occupies part of a former Pennsylvania Railroad corridor-the successor to the Vandalia Railroad-which closely parallels the Historic National Road.
The Vandalia Trail is the longest open component of the National Road Heritage Trail (NRHT), a proposed border-to-border trail stretching between Terre Haute and Richmond, a span of more than 150 miles.
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