Wildest hikes in Indiana

The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development. How Ambleway Wildness works

These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Indiana, from 92% wild at the top of the board to 87% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.8 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Hillside Drive–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights, gaining 1,318 ft. They lie across 3 named parks, forests, and preserves.

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• Miller Ridge & Tecumseh Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 92% wild
• Crooked Creek Loop–Horse Trail 16, 6 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 91% wild
• (Not maintained)–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights 13 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 91% wild
• Crooked Creek Connector–Horse Trail D, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 91% wild
• Terrill Ridge Road Reservoir & Axsom Branch Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 90% wild
• Hillside Drive–Horse Trail 16, 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 89% wild
• Horse Trail 16–Horse Trail C, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 89% wild
• (Not maintained) & Tecumseh Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 89% wild
• Horse Trail 16–Horse Trail B, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 89% wild
• Horse Trail 14–Horse Trail 15, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 972 ft · 89% wild
• Terrill Ridge Road Reservoir & Terrill Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 89% wild
• Crooked Creek Lake–Brown County "D", 8 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 89% wild
• (Not maintained) & Horse Trail D 10.2 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 89% wild
• Horse Trail 14–Horse Trail 15, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 89% wild
• Lake Monroe & Blue Creek Road 10.6 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 88% wild
• Terrill Ridge Road Reservoir–Sycamore Trail, 3 sights 7 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 88% wild
• (Not maintained) via Brown County "D" 3.6 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 88% wild
• Brown County "D" & Tecumseh Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 88% wild
• Low Gap/Tecumseh Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 88% wild
• Browning Hill & Old foot path 4.4 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 88% wild
• Tecumseh Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 87% wild
• Brown County "D"–Horse Trail D, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 87% wild
• Horse Trail D & Ten O'clock Line via Horse Trail B 8.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 87% wild
• John Grubb Ridge–Frank Grubb Ridge, 4 summits 9.6 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 87% wild
• Horse Trail D 5.2 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 87% wild