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Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Bloodroot Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Bloodroot Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area near Lincolnville, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 814 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77134, -85.63331
Nearest town Lincolnville, IN
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Bloodroot Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 785–813 ft

Out & Back · Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.77134, -85.63331

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Bloodroot Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Bloodroot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bloodroot-trail-out-back-4-km-c197

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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