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Clark State Forest

Knobstone Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 3 hr

Knobstone Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 1,149 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails 38.56118, -85.84802
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Knobstone Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 637–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails · 38.56118, -85.84802

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

  1. Start on Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  5. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading N.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 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-12-km-f3c9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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