Silver Cascade Falls–Kickapoo Ravine, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Silver Cascade Falls–Kickapoo Ravine, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Shades State Park near Banner Mills, IN. The route passes Kickapoo Ravine before reaching Silver Cascade Falls at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Silver Cascade Falls–Kickapoo Ravine, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 638–768 ft
Out & Back · Shades State Park
Trailhead: 39.94570, -87.09667
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Backpack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Backpack Trail / Trail 8, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Trail 8, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Kickapoo Ravine.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Trail 7, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Trail 1, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Silver Cascade Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Trail 7, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail 8, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Backpack Trail / Trail 8, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Backpack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Backpack Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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