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Clark State Forest

Knobstone Trail

6 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Knobstone Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 818 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KT Access Trail 38.53893, -85.84042
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Knobstone Trail

6 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 637–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: KT Access Trail · 38.53893, -85.84042

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on KT Access Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading W.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miSharp right onto KT Access Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 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/knobstone-trail-out-back-10-km-80ec

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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