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Yellowwood State Forest

Horse Trail YZ–Jackson Creek Trail, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Horse Trail YZ–Jackson Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Lanam, IN. It climbs 535 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail YZ 39.20430, -86.34637
Nearest town Lanam, IN
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Horse Trail YZ–Jackson Creek Trail, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 595–844 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 miReach Horse Trail YZ, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail YZ, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Horse Trail YZ, heading NW.
  17. 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-yz-jackson-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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