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John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 8 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 4 hr

John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 8 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Yellowstone, IN. The route passes Frank Grubb Ridge, John Grubb Ridge and Lake Monroe before reaching Tower Blackwell Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 613 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 896 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road 39.03302, -86.34189
Nearest town Yellowstone, IN
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John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 8 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 546–897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road · 39.03302, -86.34189

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Frank Grubb Ridge.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miPass John Grubb Ridge.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading W.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Patton Cave Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miPass Lake Monroe.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear left onto Grubb Ridge Loop, heading SE.
  23. 0.9 miPass Tower Blackwell Lake.
  24. 150 ftReach John Grubb Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.9 miBear right onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miBear right onto Patton Cave Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.8 miBear left onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftBear right onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  34. 200 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miBear right onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  38. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  40. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  41. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grubb Ridge Wilderness Road, heading E.
  42. 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/john-grubb-ridge-frank-grubb-ridge-out-back-9-sights-18-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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