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Yellowwood State Forest

Bartley Ridge–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Bartley Ridge–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Elkinsville, IN. It climbs 1,236 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail D 39.09765, -86.26279
Nearest town Elkinsville, IN
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Bartley Ridge–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 552–936 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Horse Trail D · 39.09765, -86.26279

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

  1. Start on Horse Trail D, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse Trail 16, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail D, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Ridge, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Horse Trail D, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  12. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Miller Ridge, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right onto Horse Trail D, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail 16, heading S.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail D, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-trail-16-horse-trail-d-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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