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Clifty Falls State Park

Little Clifty Falls & Trail 5

1.5 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 40 min

Little Clifty Falls & Trail 5 is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Clifty Falls State Park near North Madison, IN. The route reaches Little Clifty Falls at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 326 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 25%1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 5 38.76060, -85.42769
Nearest town North Madison, IN
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Little Clifty Falls & Trail 5

1.5 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 40 min

Elevation 699–816 ft

Out & Back · Clifty Falls State Park

Trailhead: Trail 5 · 38.76060, -85.42769

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 5, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 6, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Trail 7, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Little Clifty Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Trail 6, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 5, heading NE.
  7. 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/little-clifty-falls-trail-5-out-back

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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