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Brown County State Park

Hillside Drive–Horse Trail 12, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Hillside Drive–Horse Trail 12, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near Story, IN. It climbs 997 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail E 39.09938, -86.21303
Nearest town Story, IN
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Hillside Drive–Horse Trail 12, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 577–843 ft

Out & Back · Brown County State Park

Trailhead: Horse Trail E · 39.09938, -86.21303

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse Trail E, heading NW.
  2. 2 miTurn left onto Horse Trail 12, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail B, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Hillside Drive, heading SE.
  5. 2.5 miReach Horse Trail E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miSharp right onto Horse Trail B, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail 12, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail E, heading SE.
  9. 2 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/hillside-drive-horse-trail-12-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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