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Yellowwood State Forest

Horse Trail X–Horse Trail YZ, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Horse Trail X–Horse Trail YZ, 6 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Lanam, IN. It climbs 1,103 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail YZ 39.20430, -86.34637
Nearest town Lanam, IN
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Horse Trail X–Horse Trail YZ, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 595–887 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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tulip Tree Trace, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Horse Trail Z, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Horse Trail X, heading SW.
  13. 1.3 miReach Horse Trail YZ, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail Z, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Tulip Tree Trace, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jackson Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail YZ, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftBear right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Horse Trail YZ, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 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-x-horse-trail-yz-out-back-6-sights-14-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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