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Waste Treatment Pond–Red Trail 1, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Waste Treatment Pond–Red Trail 1, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Clarksdale, IN. The route reaches Waste Treatment Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outpost Blue Trail 39.21404, -86.13357
Nearest town Clarksdale, IN
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Waste Treatment Pond–Red Trail 1, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 720–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Outpost Blue Trail · 39.21404, -86.13357

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Red Trail 5, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Pumpkin Ridge Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 4, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 3, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 2, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 1, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Waste Treatment Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 1, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Red Trail 2, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 3, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail 4, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pumpkin Ridge Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail 5, heading S.
  18. 300 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-waste-treatment-pond-out-back-7-sights-7-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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