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Clark State Forest

Clark State Forest Horse Trails via Knobstone Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Clark State Forest Horse Trails via Knobstone Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 1,159 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KT Access Trail 38.53893, -85.84042
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Clark State Forest Horse Trails via Knobstone Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 633–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: KT Access Trail · 38.53893, -85.84042

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on KT Access Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miReach Clark State Forest Horse Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto South Flatwood Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.8 miTurn left onto KT Access Trail, heading N.
  15. 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-state-forest-horse-trails-out-back-14-km-da5a

Trail surface

80% dirt17% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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