Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood Lake–Tecumseh Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Yellowwood Lake–Tecumseh Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Yellowwood Lake. It climbs 523 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 843 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17687, -86.33685
Nearest town Belmont, IN

Directions

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Yellowwood Lake–Tecumseh Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 558–844 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: 39.17687, -86.33685

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 SW.
  2. 0.1 miPass Yellowwood Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Yellowwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt2% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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