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Clark State Forest

Clark SF Horse Trails

4.6 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Clark SF Horse Trails is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 736 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 991 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New Chapel Trailhead for Knobstone Trail 38.57626, -85.87357
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Clark SF Horse Trails

4.6 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 680–990 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: New Chapel Trailhead for Knobstone Trail · 38.57626, -85.87357

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New Chapel TrailHead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Knobstone Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading N.
  12. 1.5 miReach Clark SF Horse Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miBear right onto Knobstone Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading S.
  20. 350 ftSharp right onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto New Chapel TrailHead, heading NW.
  23. 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/clark-sf-horse-trails-out-back-7-km-0f39

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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