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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Draper Cabin Road & Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Draper Cabin Road & Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Hindustan, IN. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 922 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail 39.31623, -86.45211
Nearest town Hindustan, IN
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Directions

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Draper Cabin Road & Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 731–923 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail · 39.31623, -86.45211

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Draper Cabin Road, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 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/draper-cabin-road-mason-ridge-low-gap-tecumseh-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

63% paved17% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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