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Yellowwood State Forest

Tecumseh Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Tecumseh Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 837 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail 39.10812, -86.31363
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Tecumseh Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 566–836 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Tecumseh Trail · 39.10812, -86.31363

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.6 miReach Tecumseh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bartley Ridge/Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  8. 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/tecumseh-trail-tecumseh-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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