Clark State Forest Horse Trails & South Flatwood Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Clark State Forest Horse Trails & South Flatwood Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Bartle, IN. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Clark State Forest Horse Trails & South Flatwood Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 817–997 ft
Out & Back · Clark State Forest
Trailhead: South Flatwood Road · 38.51604, -85.87081
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Flatwood Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach South Flatwood Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto South Flatwood Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 (~53 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Flatwood Road Trailhead
- Clark State Forest Horse Trails & South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft
- Clark State Forest Horse Trails & South Flatwood Road Loop via Knobstone Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft
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