Pleasant Run Trail
| Pleasant Run Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.9 mi (11.1 km) |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Trailheads |
Ellenberger Pack; Garfield Park |
| Use | Hiking, Biking, Rollerblading |
| Hiking details | |
| Season | Year round during daylight |
| Surface | Mostly Asphalt |
| Website | www.indy.gov |
The Pleasant Run Trail, also known as the Pleasant Run Greenway, is a pedestrian and bicycle trail in Indianapolis, Indiana. It runs for 6.9 miles (11.1 km) from Ellenberger Park, through Christian Park, to Garfield Park. It follows the general course of Pleasant Run Creek as it flows to the south and west. Most of the trail is located within the parkway on one side or the other of the creek; the parkway itself is part of the historic Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. In several places the trail is routed on sidewalks of city streets due to existing structures and facilities that make the parkway itself discontinuous.
In 1994 the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation presented the Indianapolis Greenways Plan to establish a system of linear parks consisting of 14 corridors; one of those was the Pleasant Run Corridor. Construction of the trail was begun in 1997, and was officially opened in August 1998. Much of the trail lies within the existing Pleasant Run Parkway; the parkway itself had been constructed in the 1920s as part of the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Most of the trail is asphalt and is 5–12 feet (1.5–3.7 m) wide. Exceptions are in Ellenberger Park, where crushed limestone is used, and those places where the path uses existing sidewalks along streets. Every quarter-mile is marked; the first marker in Ellenberger Park is mile 2 because of plans to extend the trail further east.
The Pleasant Run Trail starts in the southwest corner of Ellenberger Park in Irvington and follows the north bank of the creek west and south to the Kin Hubbard Memorial, a small park bounded by Emerson Avenue, New York Street, and Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive. From there the trail heads south along Emerson over the creek to Washington Street. It follows Washington Street west back across the creek and again runs along the north bank for a short distance until it turns south across Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive. A pathway to Thomas Carr Howe Community High School connects at that point. The trail continues along the north bank until both it and the parkway cross the creek under the CSX (formerly Baltimore and Ohio) railroad bridge. At Brookville Road the trail again crosses from the south bank to the north bank and passes through Christian Park, connecting with several paths within the park.
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