Outdoors: Vandolah Nature Preserve

Trail Click to Enlarge Locust Thorns Click to Enlarge Wild Indiana Introduction Vandolah Nature Preserve is immediately adjacent to I-69, and it is usually rather loud, particularly in those parts closest to the Interstate. The scenery and a nice assortment of spring wildflowers like twinleaf, hepatica, and jack-in-the-pulpit make this a worthwhile, if noisy, destination. Trails From the parking area, the trail heads straight toward I-69, then turns south to skirt a deep ravine. Watch for honey locust trees with spectacular thorns. The initial figure eight trail stays on relatively high ground, though offering overlooks of wet areas far below. Another path descends to the bottom of the stream valley, connecting with a trail that follows Cedar Creek upstream, under I-69, and into a parcel on the west side of the Interstate. Facilities None. Directions View Larger Map Allen County. From I-69 Exit 116, go east 1.5 miles on IN 1 (Dupont Road), then left 3.9 miles on Tonkel Road, then left 0.8 miles on Vandolah Road, then left again on Tother Road. Park at the south end of Tother Road. North 41 14.079 West 85 05.550 DeLorme 29:A8 Nearby Natural Areas Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve Mengerson Nature Preserve References ACRES Land Trust Habeck: Wild Indiana; Page 57 Indiana Department of Natural Resources