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Red-tail Nature Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 79 Google reviews · Running trail in Selma, Indiana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Red-tail Nature Preserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Nature preserve with a trail offering opportunities for hiking, wildlife watching, and photography.
What runners say about Red-tail Nature Preserve
“Very quiet clean and fun to walk trails and cardinal trail is attached so you can walk red-tail then go right onto cardinal greenways.”
RedTail is a great land trust! Keep it up! This particular site has a small parking lot and a short loop trail. Nothing particularly noteworthy, other than protected land is a wonderful thing. Wide variety of the more typical birds.
Former cropland remade as a prairie and woodland, with a 1/3 mile loop trail connecting to the Cardinal Greenway and Prairie Creek Reservoir trails. Great hiking!
Nice place to ride bikes, hike,walk or just spend some time in nature and connects to the cardinal Greenway and multi use path around the reservoir.
Sunny day hike with the family. Take your time really look around at all the beauty around you.
Trail conditions & character
“Former cropland remade as a prairie and woodland, with a 1/3 mile loop trail connecting to the Cardinal Greenway and Prairie Creek Reservoir trails.”
Plan your run at Red-tail Nature Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitefortheland.org
- Phone+1 765-288-2587
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–7 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–7 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–7 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–7 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–7 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–7 pm |
Running trails near Selma
Other trails within easy driving distance — useful when this one is flooded, gated, or just not the run you had in mind today.
Summit Lake State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,114 reviews
Lakefront park known for fishing is home to the Zeigler Woods nature preserve & 5 miles of trails.
Cardinal Greenway Mansfield Park Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 71 reviews
Quiet park featuring a playground and baseball fields for children, plus a pond, a shelter, and trails.
