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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Yellowwood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Tecumseh Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail Y, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Yellowwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tecumseh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Yellowwood Lake & Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft
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