HomeAll TrailsLincoln Highway US 30 Indiana Drive
Easy
On-Road
🇺🇸 United States
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: US-IN-03

Lincoln Highway US 30 Indiana Drive

Added on 30 Sep 2026
Logged by @trailxon19 August 2026

Drive west on the historic Lincoln Highway (US 30) across northern Indiana.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Busy truck route; watch for turning traffic.

Weather check

At Start
233m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

41.5558, -86.3692

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 41.5558, -86.3692 @ 233m

Quick Stats

Distance
107.97 km
Type
On-Road Sector
Elevation Range
188m - 239m
Max Elevation
239 m
Max Gradient
0.9%
1.4%

Highlights

  • Historic Lincoln Highway
  • Indiana farmland

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+91 m

Total Descent

-136 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
2.1

2.1

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.32

1.32

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)100%
Moderate (3-8%)0%
Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved100%
Unpaved0%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
100%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 12

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryEasy

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 41.393936
MAX LAT: 41.555762
MIN LON: -87.345212
MAX LON: -86.359736

Point Spacing: 60.9 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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