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Draper Cabin Road–Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 971 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scout Ridge Nature Trail 39.32908, -86.41847
Nearest town Fleener, IN

Directions

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Draper Cabin Road–Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 731–971 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Scout Ridge Nature Trail · 39.32908, -86.41847

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scout Ridge Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mason Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Draper Cabin Road, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miReach Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Mason Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Scout Ridge Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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

41% dirt24% paved10% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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