Paynetown State Recreation Area
Pate Hollow Trail & Whitetail Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Pate Hollow Trail & Whitetail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Paynetown State Recreation Area near Knight Ridge, IN. It climbs 626 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pate Hollow Trail & Whitetail Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 560–823 ft
Out & Back · Paynetown State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 39.10368, -86.43112
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Pate Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Whitetail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Whitetail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Blue Bird Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pate Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
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- Pate Hollow Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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