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Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Hindustan, IN. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 919 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail 39.31623, -86.45211
Nearest town Hindustan, IN
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Rock Shelter Trail via Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 855–918 ft

Out & Back · Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Trailhead: Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail · 39.31623, -86.45211

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Rock Shelter Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miReach Rock Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Rock Shelter/Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Three Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan-Monroe Hike Bike Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 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/rock-shelter-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

67% paved7% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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