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Brown County State Park

Horse Trail 12–Horse Trail D, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Horse Trail 12–Horse Trail D, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near Belmont, IN. It climbs 1,446 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 994 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail 39.10913, -86.31183
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Horse Trail 12–Horse Trail D, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 581–995 ft

Out & Back · Brown County State Park

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail · 39.10913, -86.31183

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Miller Ridge, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail D, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail C, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail B, heading SE.
  6. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail 12, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach Miller Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail B, heading W.
  9. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail C, heading NW.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail D, heading SW.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Miller Ridge, heading S.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-trail-12-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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