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Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood Lake & Horse Trail Y

2 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 47 min

Yellowwood Lake & Horse Trail Y is a 2-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Yellowwood Lake. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 846 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail 39.19230, -86.34571
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Yellowwood Lake & Horse Trail Y

2 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 47 min

Elevation 592–845 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail · 39.19230, -86.34571

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Yellowwood Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miReach Yellowwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 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/yellowwood-lake-horse-trail-y-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Belmont, Indiana