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Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood Lake & Scarce O Fat Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Yellowwood Lake & Scarce O Fat Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Yellowwood Lake. It climbs 292 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail 39.17686, -86.34165
Nearest town Belmont, IN
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Yellowwood Lake & Scarce O Fat Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 567–877 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail · 39.17686, -86.34165

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

  1. Start on Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Yellowwood Lake.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Horse Trail Z, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail Z, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Horse Trail Z, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Horse Trail Z, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach Yellowwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading W.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail Z, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Z, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Scarce O Fat Trail, heading S.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Horse Trail Z, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading S.
  18. 250 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/yellowwood-lake-scarce-o-fat-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Hikes near Belmont, Indiana