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Waste Treatment Pond–Outpost Blue Trail, 7 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Waste Treatment Pond–Outpost Blue Trail, 7 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Clarksdale, IN. The route reaches Waste Treatment Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 444 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 39.21468, -86.14458
Nearest town Clarksdale, IN
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Waste Treatment Pond–Outpost Blue Trail, 7 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 703–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 39.21468, -86.14458

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 1, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 2, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 3, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 4, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pumpkin Ridge Road, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 5, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miReach Waste Treatment Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pumpkin Ridge Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 4, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 3, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 2, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 1, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/waste-treatment-pond-outpost-blue-trail-out-back-7-sights-8-km

Trail surface

78% dirt1% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 86°F70°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:31 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Mon 71°62° 43%
Tue 70°59°
Wed 65°58°
Thu 74°53°
Fri 71°52°
Sat 70°48°

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