Clark State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 997 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Flatwood Road 38.51604, -85.87081
Nearest town Bartle, IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on South Flatwood Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach South Flatwood Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto South Flatwood Road, heading SE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

79% dirt21% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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