Camel's Back–Punch Bowl, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Cincinnati, IN. The route passes Punch Bowl before reaching Camel's Back at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 471 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 679 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trail 6 39.88382, -87.20455
Nearest town Cincinnati, IN
Directions
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Camel's Back–Punch Bowl, 6 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 510–681 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park
Trailhead: Trail 6 · 39.88382, -87.20455
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Trail 1, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 8, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Punch Bowl.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Trail 3, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail 10, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Camel's Back, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail 3, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Trail 4, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Trail 8, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Trail 1, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% gravel18% paved2% boardwalk59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:35 AMSunset 7:51 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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