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Yellowwood State Forest

Horse Trail SY & Horse Trail YZ

4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Horse Trail SY & Horse Trail YZ is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Lanam, IN. It climbs 623 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail YZ 39.20430, -86.34637
Nearest town Lanam, IN
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Horse Trail SY & Horse Trail YZ

4.6 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 604–848 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Horse Trail YZ · 39.20430, -86.34637

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Horse Trail YZ, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Horse Trail YZ, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail Y, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Horse Trail SY, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Horse Trail YZ, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Horse Trail Y, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail YZ, heading N.
  9. 300 ftBear right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Horse Trail YZ, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 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-sy-horse-trail-yz-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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