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Clark State Forest

Cubby House Hill–Deam Lake Loop, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Cubby House Hill–Deam Lake Loop, 4 sights is a 14-mile loop in Clark State Forest near Carwood, IN. The route passes Cubby House Hill and Deam Lake. It climbs 1,705 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 3 38.46303, -85.85371
Nearest town Carwood, IN
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Cubby House Hill–Deam Lake Loop, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 499–978 ft

Loop · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Trail 3 · 38.46303, -85.85371

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 3, heading N.
  2. 2.6 miBear left onto Deam Lake Trailhead, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SW.
  4. 2.8 miReach Cubby House Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 5.2 miBear right onto Trail 3, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Trail 3, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miPass Deam Lake.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Trail 3, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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/cubby-house-hill-loop

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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