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Brown County State Park

(Not maintained)–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 4 hr 49 min

(Not maintained)–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Brown County State Park near Elkinsville, IN. It climbs 973 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 994 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown County "D" 39.08581, -86.27152
Nearest town Elkinsville, IN
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(Not maintained)–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights

13 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 562–995 ft

Out & Back · Brown County State Park

Trailhead: Brown County "D" · 39.08581, -86.27152

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on (Not maintained), heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Brown County "D", heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto (Not maintained), heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Brown County "D", heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail D, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Horse Trail 16, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Horse Trail D, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail B, heading NE.
  9. 2.3 miBear left onto Horse Trail C, heading NW.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail D, heading SW.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Miller Ridge, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Brown County "D", heading E.
  14. 1 miBear right onto (Not maintained), heading SE.
  15. 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/not-maintained-horse-trail-16-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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