Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails
6.3 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 995 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails
6.3 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 699–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Clark State Forest
Trailhead: 38.56772, -85.82693
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Knobstone Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Swithback Road, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Swithback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Knobstone Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Knobstone Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
- Knobstone Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Knobstone Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,487 ft
- Clark SF Horse Trails 6.2 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Knobstone Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 684 ft
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