AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Clark State Forest

Knobstone Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr

Knobstone Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 588 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 978 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New Chapel Trailhead for Knobstone Trail 38.57626, -85.87357
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Knobstone Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 680–977 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: New Chapel Trailhead for Knobstone Trail · 38.57626, -85.87357

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New Chapel TrailHead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading N.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miSharp right onto Knobstone Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto New Chapel TrailHead, heading W.
  19. 0.2 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-8-km-6d14

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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