I learned about the Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve from another member of the Women Who Hike Indiana Facebook page (if you’re not already a member of Women Who Hike you should definitely check it out – there’s chapters all over the country plus a few overseas).
The preserve is located in Monroe County, Indiana on Rush Ridge Road off of SR 446.
The trail leads you through the trees to the end of the peninsula.
Along the way you can see bits of Lake Monroe through the trees. The trail ends at a beach area that is only accessible by hiking or small boat (i.e. kayak, canoe) so it has very little traffic.
Shawn and I really enjoyed how peaceful the trail is and Niko enjoyed watching the kayakers and small fishing boats go by. We will definitely be returning.
I’m glad I found your post! I live in Ohio and was recently trying to gather some good ideas for a trip to tour Indiana! This place looks beautiful! 🙂
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Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve is also really pretty and not that far from this Preserve. Clifty Falls State Park in Madison is really pretty too. If you’re going to the west side of Indiana, Turkey Run and Shades State Park are fun. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore/State Park is in Northwest Indiana. I have a post about Clifty Falls State Park but I’m still working on posts about the others.
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Oh awesome I will look for them! 🙂 we are thinking of doing a road trip so it’ll hopefully be possible to hit a lot of these places 🙂
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