Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood Lake & Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Yellowwood Lake & Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Yellowwood State Forest near Belmont, IN. The route reaches Yellowwood Lake. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 673 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail 39.17759, -86.33854
Nearest town Belmont, IN

Directions

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Yellowwood Lake & Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 558–671 ft

Out & Back · Yellowwood State Forest

Trailhead: Yellowwood Lake Trail · 39.17759, -86.33854

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 S.
  2. 50 ftPass Yellowwood Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2 miBear right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Yellowwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellowwood Lake Trail/Tecumseh Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellowwood Lake Trail, heading E.
  10. 450 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

88% dirt3% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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