AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yellowwood State Forest

Horse Trail X

4 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Horse Trail X is a 4-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Woodville Hills, IN. It climbs 326 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail X 39.18681, -86.38441
Nearest town Woodville Hills, IN
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Horse Trail X

4 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 599–892 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Horse Trail X · 39.18681, -86.38441

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Horse Trail X, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach Horse Trail X, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail X, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 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-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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