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Clark State Forest

South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 23 min

South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Blue Lick, IN. It climbs 691 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails 38.53074, -85.83577
Nearest town Blue Lick, IN
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South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 594–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Clark State Forest Horse Trails · 38.53074, -85.83577

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miReach South Flatwood Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Flatwood Road, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 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/south-flatwood-road-out-back-10-km-4614

Trail surface

63% dirt37% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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