2019 Pumpkinvine Bike Ride registration is open
Help us celebrate the 20th anniversary ride. Register online.
Pumpkinvine Bike Ride volunteers can sign up online
Each year 100-150 wonderful people volunteer to help with the Pumpkinvine Bike Ride. Our volunteers are actually a highlight for our riders because they are so friendly and helpful. We receive comments praising them from ride participants.
If you’d like to add your name to our possible volunteer list, go to this webpage to complete a form (one per person). ride.pumpkinvine.org/volunteer. You might not hear back from us right away, but we greatly appreciate your willingness to help out.
Work progresses on new Pumpkinvine section
But final construction may be delayed until spring
Work on closing the gap in the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail between County Road 33 and County Road 20 began at the end of July, 2018 and the bridge across the south fork of Pine Creek was finished during the winter by Yoder Construction. Pulver Asphalt and Paving, Albion, Ind., are responsible for the remaining construction and have five weeks of work remaining. They plan to resume work around April 15 when asphalt season opens. Read the entire article.
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail now in Street View in Google Maps
In 2016, the Goshen Park Department used the Goggle Trekker to map the major trails in Goshen, including all of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail. The results are available for use in Google Maps. Google Trekker allows you to see any part of the trail you choose. You can move the "trail view" along the trail by manipulating an arrow. Follow these steps to see any portion of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.
Amish Directory now includes the Pumpkinvine
Recently I purchased a copy of the Indiana Amish Directory 2017: Elkhart, LaGrange, and Noble Counties, a 1090-page volume edited by Joas and Freda Miller from Middlebury, Ind. In the forward, the editors say: “Our goal for the Directory is to make it a reliable source of birth, marriage, and death date information. Also we try to provide accurate addresses, church district maps, and locations of Amish homes, schools, and cemeteries.” Read entire article
The Quaker Trace Trail seeks letters of support
Friends of the Quaker Trace Trail are asking for demonstrations of public support. The Quaker Trace Trail is envisioned as a multi-use trail connecting Elkhart, Bristol and Middlebury running primarily along County Road 8. More information about their appeal for support can be found here. Follow this link for detailed information about their project.
Biking and Walking in Elkhart County
Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau created a booklet with maps, photos and descriptions of eleven walking and bicycling trails. The booklet has urban trails such as the Elkhart River Walk Trail as well as longer ones such as the MapleHeart Trail and the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail. The West County Tour lays out a 33-mile route on county roads and explores the country towns Wakarusa and Nappanee. The Goshen-Bonneyville Link, 12-miles one way, uses the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail and county roads to reach the Bonney Mill County Park. The the entire booklet titled Biking and Walking in Elkhart County is available for download in pdf format.
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Pumpkinvine Events
Annual Dinner, April 23, 2019
Pumpkinvine Bike Ride, June 15, 2019
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Pumpkinvine Trail map
Download a Pumpkinvine Trail map in pdf format.
Kroger & AmazonSmile Rewards
Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail are registered to receive rewards through the Kroger Community Rewards Program and AmazonSmile. If you want to help step by step instructions are available here.
Trail brochure
A Pumpkinvine Nature Trail brochure is available for download.
Corporate sponsors
Enroll your business to become a Pumpkinvine Nature Trail sponsor. For more information download Corporate Sponsor Opportunities: 2019 Levels of giving and Associated Benefits for 2019, in pdf format.
A summary report on the 2017 Indiana Trails Study
A report from the Eppley Institute study is available for download.
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