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Clark State Forest

Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails

5.4 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near New Liberty, IN. It climbs 886 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark SF Horse Trails 38.56867, -85.84863
Nearest town New Liberty, IN
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Swithback Road via Clark SF Horse Trails

5.4 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 699–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: Clark SF Horse Trails · 38.56867, -85.84863

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

  1. Start on Clark SF Horse Trails, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Swithback Road, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miReach Swithback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clark SF Horse Trails, heading W.
  10. 1.8 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-9-km-2f1c

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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