AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood Lake–Horse Trail SY Loop, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Yellowwood Lake–Horse Trail SY Loop, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Yellowwood Lake. It climbs 292 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 906 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail 39.19176, -86.34244
Nearest town Belmont, IN
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Yellowwood Lake–Horse Trail SY Loop, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 594–905 ft

Loop · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail · 39.19176, -86.34244

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Yellowwood Lake.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Horse Trail SY, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  6. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Horse Trail YZ, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail Y, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftThe loop closes 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-loop

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Yellowwood Lake Trail Trailhead

Hikes near Belmont, Indiana