Hesitation Point–Ogle Lake, 6 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Hesitation Point–Ogle Lake, 6 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near West Overlook, IN. The route passes Ogle Lake before reaching Hesitation Point at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,289 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hesitation Point–Ogle Lake, 6 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 681–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Brown County State Park
Trailhead: Trail 9 · 39.14533, -86.24999
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 9, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Trail 11, heading N.
- 2.3 miPass Ogle Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Trail 7, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Trail 8, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Walnut, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Hesitation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hesitation Point, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail 8, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hiking Trail 7, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trail 11, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Trail 9, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Trail 9 2.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft
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