Camel's Back–Newby Gulch, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Camel's Back–Newby Gulch, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Cincinnati, IN. The route passes Newby Gulch and Punch Bowl before reaching Camel's Back at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 471 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Camel's Back–Newby Gulch, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 510–681 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: 39.88629, -87.20236
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Newby Gulch.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 8, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Punch Bowl.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Trail 3, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail 10, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Camel's Back, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail 3, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Trail 4, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Trail 8, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wedge Rock–Newby Gulch, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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