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Clark State Forest

South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 42 min

South Flatwood Road via Knobstone Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Blue Lick, IN. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.1 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

4.1 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 594–1,011 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 miSharp right onto South Flatwood Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach South Flatwood Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Knobstone Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right onto Clark State Forest Horse Trails, heading N.
  7. 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-7-km-eb2e

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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