The Blackford Flats

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27.2 km

Length

+82 m

Ascent

−101 m

Descent

285 m

Highest point

2.4%

Max gradient

0h 36min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 285 m

13 °C partlycloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 38%

At the start

13 °C fair

wind 3 m/s · clouds 37%

	Min	Max	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	20 °C	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	7 °C	20 °C	3 m/s	fair
Monday 26 Oct	8 °C	21 °C	2 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 12:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: concrete 5%

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Elevation profile

What does The Blackford Flats look like?

Fairmount Wesleyan Church · Nyttend · Public domain

Blackford vs. Tipton (6151288613) · Rafaela Ely · CC BY 2.0

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Start

Hartford City

40.45129, -85.36979

Finish

Fairmount

40.42266, -85.65061

Along the road

Parking

Gerig Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

Olson Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

Nussbaum Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

Wengatz Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

Breuninger Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

Euler Parking Lot 10.8 km · 272 m

8 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 10.8 km.

Fuel

1 unnamed place along the road, from 27.0 km to 27.0 km.