Old Mail Route via Knobstone Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Old Mail Route via Knobstone Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Pumpkin Center, IN. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi610 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70642, -85.99772
Nearest town Pumpkin Center, IN
Directions
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Old Mail Route via Knobstone Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 610–922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.70642, -85.99772
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Old Mail Route, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Old Mail Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Old Mail Route via Knobstone Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 531 ft
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