Muscatatuck County Park

Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff–Blue Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Muscatatuck County Park near North Vernon, IN. The route reaches Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff. It climbs 322 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.99023, -85.62492
Nearest town North Vernon, IN

Directions

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Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff–Blue Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 597–742 ft

Out & Back · Muscatatuck County Park

Trailhead: 38.99023, -85.62492

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.6 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto River Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftReach Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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