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Clark State Forest

Knobstone Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Knobstone Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 720 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,007 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

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

5.6 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 633–1,008 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 miTurn right onto Knobstone Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left onto KT Access Trail, heading NE.
  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-9-km-d2d2

Trail surface

69% dirt26% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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