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Yellowwood State Forest

Horse Trail D–Miller Ridge, 3 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Horse Trail D–Miller Ridge, 3 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. It climbs 897 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 974 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail 39.14460, -86.33555
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Horse Trail D–Miller Ridge, 3 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 566–974 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail · 39.14460, -86.33555

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

  1. Start on Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  4. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Miller Ridge, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail D, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miReach Tecumseh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Miller Ridge, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.6 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-d-miller-ridge-out-back-5-sights-23-km-de8a

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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