Local Attractions

The General Dacey Trail is a multipurpose trail designed for walkers, runners, and bicyclists. It’s a great place for the whole family to spend time together enjoying the outdoors.

While exercising, the trail is also a great place for bird watching, geocaching, and photography. It also offers users a challenging fifteen station outdoor fitness area, located on the lower shelf by the Dam Overlook.
The trail heads are located at the Lake Shelbyville Dam West recreation area, the Dam Overlook, or just behind the Scout Cabin in Shelbyville’s historic Forest Park.

The trail parking lot is on the north side of the park behind the scout cabin. This lot is next to a pavilion where multiple loops of the trail meet. Also located at next to the pavilion is paved pump track for BMX bikers. Connected to the north end of the trails is a 2-mile unpaved mountain bike trail. A bicycle rack is also provided in this location.

Trail users can explore two of the one mile loop sections through wooded areas along Lake Shelbyville.
A third phase connects Forest Park to the Dam West Recreation area and the fourth phase takes users to the Shelbyville Dam Overlook.

More information and a map to the trail can be found at:

www.daceytrail.org

www.lakeshelbyville.com/dacey