Miller Ridge & Tecumseh Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Miller Ridge & Tecumseh Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. It climbs 1,023 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Miller Ridge & Tecumseh Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 566–939 ft
Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest
Trailhead: 39.13630, -86.30036
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Horse Trail D, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Miller Ridge, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Miller Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
- 2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Miller Ridge, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail D, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horse Trail B 10.2 mi · ▲ 947 ft
- Horse Trail B 9.8 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- (Not maintained) & Horse Trail D 10.2 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Bartley Ridge–Miller Ridge, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Hillside Drive via Horse Trail B 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
- Horse Trail D 5.2 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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