Brown County State Park

Gnaw Bone–Hesitation Point, 5 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Gnaw Bone–Hesitation Point, 5 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near West Overlook, IN. It climbs 686 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 1,004 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 8 39.17169, -86.25468
Nearest town West Overlook, IN

Directions

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Gnaw Bone–Hesitation Point, 5 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 668–1,003 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

  1. Start on Trail 8, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Walnut, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto West Gate, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Hesitation Point, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Gate, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Gnaw Bone, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hesitation Point, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Trail 8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gnaw Bone, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miBear left onto West Gate, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hesitation Point, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto West Gate, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Hesitation Point, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Trail 8, heading NW.
  17. 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

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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