Kickapoo Ravine–Backpack Trail, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Kickapoo Ravine–Backpack Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Shades State Park near Deer Mill, IN. The route reaches Kickapoo Ravine. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kickapoo Ravine–Backpack Trail, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 562–768 ft
Out & Back · Shades State Park
Trailhead: 39.93704, -87.07270
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Trail 7, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Kickapoo Ravine.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail 8, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Backpack Trail / Trail 8, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Backpack Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Kickapoo Ravine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Backpack Trail / Trail 8, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Trail 8, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Trail 7, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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