AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Clark State Forest

Swithback Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Swithback Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Clark State Forest near Underwood, IN. It climbs 1,266 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.57411, -85.79403
Nearest town Underwood, IN
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Swithback Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 659–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Clark State Forest

Trailhead: 38.57411, -85.79403

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Swithback Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach Swithback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.9 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-9-km-40eb

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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