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Lake Monroe–Axsom Branch Trail, 3 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Lake Monroe–Axsom Branch Trail, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Yellowstone, IN. The route reaches Lake Monroe at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 892 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grubb Ridge Trail 39.01795, -86.38851
Nearest town Yellowstone, IN
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Lake Monroe–Axsom Branch Trail, 3 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 545–894 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grubb Ridge Trail · 39.01795, -86.38851

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.1 miTurn right onto Axsom Branch Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Lake Monroe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Grubb Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  8. 4.1 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/lake-monroe-axsom-branch-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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