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John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 6 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 5 hr 11 min

John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 6 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Yellowstone, IN. The route passes Frank Grubb Ridge and John Grubb Ridge before reaching Lake Monroe at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 714 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 896 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hunter Creek Trail 39.00514, -86.33691
Nearest town Yellowstone, IN
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John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 6 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 558–897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hunter Creek Trail · 39.00514, -86.33691

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

  1. Start on Hunter Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right onto Cope Hollow Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Frank Grubb Ridge.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading N.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miPass John Grubb Ridge.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Peninsula Trail, heading W.
  15. 2.5 miPass Lake Monroe.
  16. 50 ftReach John Grubb Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miBear left onto Cope Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  27. 1.4 miSharp left onto Hunter Creek Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.8 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/john-grubb-ridge-frank-grubb-ridge-out-back-7-sights-23-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

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