Friends Viewpoint–Trail 8, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Friends Viewpoint–Trail 8, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near West Overlook, IN. The route reaches Friends Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 589 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi837 – 1,056 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trail 8 39.17169, -86.25468
Nearest town West Overlook, IN
Directions
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Friends Viewpoint–Trail 8, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 837–1,057 ft
Out & Back · Brown County State Park
Trailhead: Trail 8 · 39.17169, -86.25468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 8, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Walnut, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Friends Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Friends Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Walnut, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 8, heading NW.
- 1.5 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
54% dirt2% paved44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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