Ox Bow Park

Ox Bow Park is located on County Road 45 adjacent to the MapleHeart Trail between Elkhart and Goshen. If you are on U.S. 20 turn south onto U.S. 33 and proceed 2.4 miles to Ferndale Road, the fourth stop light not including the two stoplights at the U.S. 20 exit. Turn left across the railroad tracks and the entrance to Ox Bow Park will be straight ahead. There are several parking lots in the park. There are also trails that lead out of the park to the MapleHeart Trail.

If you turn south on the MapleHeart Trail you will reach the Maple City Greenway within two miles. This route will take you to downtown Goshen and then out to County Road 33, 11 miles one way.

Turning right from the park entrance onto the MapleHeart Trail will take you to Elkhart at Hively Ave., three miles one way. There you can take the Sterling Ave. bike path further north into Elkhart.

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Parking on Fifth Street in Goshen

There several public parking lots on Fifth St. in Goshen north of Ind. 4 (Lincoln Ave). From the parking lots go north across the Norfolk & Southern Railroad tracks. The Maple City Greenway is on the east side of the street immediately north of the tracks. Within a few hundred feet you will cross a bridge over Rock Run Creek and then arrive at a trail junction. A left turn will take you to the MapleHeart Trail, Ox Bow Park and Elkhart, eight miles one way. A right turn will take you onto the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail and to County Road 33, six miles one way.

Abshire Park

U.S 33, Ind. 15 and Ind. 4 intersect on Main St. in Goshen near the county courthouse. Turn east on Ind. 4, Lincoln Ave., and proceed across the Norfolk & Southern Railroad tracks. Continue an additional three blocks to find Abshire Park on the right side.

Departing from the trail head in Abshire Park you can turn left on the main trail and go to downtown Goshen, the MapleHeart Trail and then Elkhart, nine miles one way.

A right turn from the trail head will take you to County Road 33, five miles one way.

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County Road 35

A small parking lot is l0cated at the intersection of County Road 35 and the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail about two miles southwest of Middlebury.

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Trail head at County Road 22 south of Middlebury

There is a small parking lot at the intersection of County Roads 22 and 37 south of Middlebury (see the map on your right).

Krider Garden

There are a few parking spaces at Krider Garden but presently this starting location provides access to only 0.6 mile of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.

Middlebury Town Hall

You should park at the Middlebury Town Hall for access to the trail between Middlebury and County Road 850 near Shipshewana, 5.7 miles one way. The town hall is on the east side of Ind. 13 immediately north of the Dairy Queen (see the map on your right).

After parking at the town hall you need to go south on Ind. 13 to the Dairy Queen parking lot. Cross to the east side of the parking lot and look for a dirt path into the woods. Follow the path about 200 feet to find the paved trail.

We expect the trail will be extended to Ind. 13 in 2013.

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Parking at County Road 43

There is a parking lot at the intersection of the trail with County Road 43. The intersection is 3/4 mile north of County Road 16 between Middlebury and Shipshewana.

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Shipshewana

The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail ends at County Road 850, 0.6 mile west of Shipshewana. Parking in Shipshewana is available at Pac-a-Sak at the intersection of State Road 5 and County Road 250. You can also park in the lot near Wolfe Park (see the map on the right).

If you start in Shipshewana the distance to Middlebury is 6.3 miles including the on-road route to the trail.