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Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve

Whippoorwill Haunt Trail & Woodpecker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 52 min

Whippoorwill Haunt Trail & Woodpecker Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve near Belmont, IN. It climbs 400 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildflower Trail 39.12955, -86.34934
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Whippoorwill Haunt Trail & Woodpecker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 52 min

Elevation 632–866 ft

Out & Back · Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Wildflower Trail · 39.12955, -86.34934

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miReach Whippoorwill Haunt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Whippoorwill Haunt Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 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/whippoorwill-haunt-trail-woodpecker-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Belmont, Indiana