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Bendix Woods County Park, New Carlisle, IN

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Bendix Woods County Park

Hike wooded trails past a 1920s Studebaker clubhouse and a grove of pines planted to spell STUDEBAKER, then ride the mountain bike loop or sled the hill.

56960 Timothy Road, New Carlisle, IN 46552 · New Carlisle, IN

About Bendix Woods County Park

Bendix Woods is a 195-acre county park on land that Studebaker opened in 1926 as the first automotive proving ground in the country. Pine trees planted in the 1930s spell out STUDEBAKER when seen from the air, and the 1926 Studebaker Clubhouse still stands. You can walk the Studebaker-Bendix Heritage Trail, hike through a 27-acre state nature preserve, ride a 6.5-mile mountain bike trail and sled on the hill in winter. Maple syrup tapping programs run in February and March, and there are fall hayrides.

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