Brown County State Park

Hesitation Point–Weed Patch Hill Loop, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Hesitation Point–Weed Patch Hill Loop, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile loop in Brown County State Park near Camp Roberts, IN. The route passes Weed Patch Hill and Hesitation Point. It climbs 516 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,056 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Friends Trail 39.16784, -86.21804
Nearest town Camp Roberts, IN

Directions

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Hesitation Point–Weed Patch Hill Loop, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 745–1,057 ft

Loop · Brown County State Park

Trailhead: Friends Trail · 39.16784, -86.21804

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Friends Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftPass Weed Patch Hill.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Walnut, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftReach Hesitation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Hesitation Point, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto West Gate, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Hesitation Point, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Gate, heading NW.
  11. 1 miSharp left onto Bobcat, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto West Gate, heading E.
  13. 2.5 miBear right onto Hiking Trail 10, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Friends Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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