AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Clark State Forest

Swithback Road

5 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Swithback Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Underwood, IN. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.57255, -85.79324
Nearest town Underwood, IN
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Swithback Road

5 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 603–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: 38.57255, -85.79324

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Swithback Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Swithback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 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/swithback-road-out-back-8-km-5dcb

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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