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Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Bloodroot Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Bloodroot Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area near Lincolnville, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 817 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Salamonie Snowmobile Trails 40.76518, -85.63257
Nearest town Lincolnville, IN
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Bloodroot Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 785–818 ft

Out & Back · Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Salamonie Snowmobile Trails · 40.76518, -85.63257

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bloodroot Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cross Country Ski Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Salamonie Snowmobile Trails, heading SE.
  9. 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-9-km-2f26

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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