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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Farr Road & Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Farr Road & Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. It climbs 384 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 929 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail 39.29534, -86.40027
Nearest town Fleener, IN
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Farr Road & Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 640–929 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail · 39.29534, -86.40027

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Rock Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1 miSharp right onto Farr Road, heading W.
  11. 100 ftReach Rock Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Rock Shelter Trail, heading NE.
  19. 1.4 miBear right onto Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/farr-road-rock-shelter-trail-out-back

Trail surface

48% paved16% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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