Local favourite trek · Montgomery, Indiana
Backpack Trail
Backpack Trail is a trek in Montgomery, Indiana.
Backpack Trail: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Backpack Trail
Season: October to February.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Backpack Trail — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.94140, -87.08675. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Backpack Trail
- Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~3 km · Must-see
- Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~13 km · Must-see
- Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~14 km · Must-see
- Carnegie Museum-Montgomery · museum · Montgomery · ~24 km · Must-see
- Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~37 km · Must-see
- Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
- Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~47 km · Must-see
- Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~51 km · Must-see
- Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~52 km · Must-see
- Hendricks County Museum · museum · Hendricks · ~65 km · Must-see
- Fort Ouiatenon Park · fort · Tippecanoe · ~66 km · Must-see
- Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~67 km · Must-see
- Purdue Horticulture Park · park · Tippecanoe · ~69 km · Must-see
- Columbian Park Zoo · sanctuary · Tippecanoe · ~69 km · Must-see
- Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~70 km · Must-see
- Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~72 km · Must-see
- Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~72 km · Must-see
- Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~72 km · Must-see
Other treks near Backpack Trail
- Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~127 km · Must-see
- Trail 8 · trek · Montgomery · ~1 km
- Trail 7 · trek · Montgomery · ~1 km
- Trail 4 · trek · Montgomery · ~1 km
- Trail 5 · trek · Montgomery · ~1 km
- Trail 6 · trek · Montgomery · ~2 km
- Trail 9 · trek · Montgomery · ~2 km
- Trail 1 · trek · Montgomery · ~2 km
- Trail 2 · trek · Montgomery · ~2 km
- Trail 10 · trek · Montgomery · ~3 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is the trail open?
No visitor has reported the trail status for Backpack Trail yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Backpack Trail?
October to February. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Backpack Trail?
Nearby: Shades State Park (sanctuary, 3 km), Salmon Lusk Grist Mill (museum, 13 km), Turkey Run State Park (sanctuary, 14 km), Carnegie Museum-Montgomery (museum, 24 km), Mansfield Covered Bridge (attraction, 37 km), Baker's Camp Bridge (attraction, 43 km).