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Clark State Forest

Clark State Forest Horse Trails

4.1 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Clark State Forest Horse Trails is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Bartle, IN. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 997 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails 38.53409, -85.87092
Nearest town Bartle, IN
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Clark State Forest Horse Trails

4.1 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 805–996 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails · 38.53409, -85.87092

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

  1. Start on Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 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-8-km-f57f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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