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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail–Scout Ridge Nature Trail, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail–Scout Ridge Nature Trail, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Fleener, IN. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 971 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail 39.31646, -86.42122
Nearest town Fleener, IN
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Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail–Scout Ridge Nature Trail, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 884–971 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail · 39.31646, -86.42122

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Mason Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Scout Ridge Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Scout Ridge Nature Trail, heading E.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Scout Ridge Road, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftReach Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Scout Ridge Nature Trail, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Scout Ridge Road, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tecumseh/Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mason Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftSharp right onto Mason Ridge/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 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/mason-ridge-low-gap-tecumseh-trail-scout-ridge-nature-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

47% dirt30% paved15% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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