Pumpkinvine one of Indiana's longer trails

I'm always surprised at how many people travel from a distance to ride the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail. They come from Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago and all points between.

Then the other day I was looking up something about the B&O Trail west of Indianapolis on www.traillink.com, the website where the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has a listing of all U.S. trails. I noticed that Indiana has 110 trails listed on the site, but most of them are fairly short, like five miles or less. A quick look through the list showed that the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail at 17 miles is actually one of the longer trails. Here's a list of all trails 10 miles or larger.

1. Cardinal Greenway - 62 miles
2. Nickle Plate Trail - 36.9 miles
3. Rivergreenway, Fort Wayne - 30.1iles
4. Monon - 24 miles
5. Panhandle Pathway - 21 miles
6. Erie-Lackawanna - 17.7 miles
7. Pumpkinvine Nature Trail - 17 miles
8. Columbus People Trail - 15.7 miles
9. Vandalia Trail - 16 miles
10. Milwaukee Road Transportation Trailway - 10.3 miles
11. Prairie Duneland Trail - 10.3 miles
12. Delphi Historic Trails - 10 mile

So it's possible people come to ride the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail for its length, as well as its natural features.