Clark State Forest Horse Trails
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Clark State Forest Horse Trails is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Clark State Forest Horse Trails
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 638–1,010 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
- Start on KT Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading W.
- 4.5 miReach Clark State Forest Horse Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.5 miBear left onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto KT Access Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from KT Access Trail Trailhead
- Clark State Forest Horse Trails via Knobstone Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Knobstone Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- Clark State Forest Horse Trails via Knobstone Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft
- Knobstone Trail 6 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Knobstone Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Clark State Forest Horse Trails 2.9 mi · ▲ 444 ft
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