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Clark State Forest

Clark SF Horse Trails & Swithback Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Clark SF Horse Trails & Swithback Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Underwood, IN. It climbs 1,300 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swithback Road 38.56906, -85.81248
Nearest town Underwood, IN
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Clark SF Horse Trails & Swithback Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,300 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 680–1,017 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Swithback Road · 38.56906, -85.81248

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Swithback Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading SW.
  6. 3 miReach Clark SF Horse Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3 miContinue straight onto Swithback Road, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 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-swithback-road-out-back-12-km-d596

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Hikes near Underwood, Indiana