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Yellowwood State Forest

Kirkofer Lake via Tecumseh Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Kirkofer Lake via Tecumseh Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Trevlac, IN. The route reaches Kirkofer Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 678 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail 39.28398, -86.32064
Nearest town Trevlac, IN
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Kirkofer Lake via Tecumseh Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 674–942 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail · 39.28398, -86.32064

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

  1. Start on Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left onto Waycross C&C to Tecumseh Trail Link, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Road Loop Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Kirkofer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Road Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Waycross C&C to Tecumseh Trail Link, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  9. 2.4 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/kirkofer-lake-kirkofer-lake-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Hikes near Trevlac, Indiana