Hiking trails near Scottsburg, Indiana

73 official trails lie within 25 miles of Scottsburg — 265 miles in total, 58 rated easy and 6 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 462 ft; the median trail gains 106 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Clark SF Horse Trails	16.6	423 ft	Expert	31 min · 14 mi
Knobstone Trail	57.4	438 ft	Expert	43 min · 20 mi
Charlestown State Park Trails	5.4	255 ft	Moderate	44 min · 24 mi
Salem Community Trail	7.8	80 ft	Moderate	31 min · 20 mi
Cedar Tree Loop (Blue)	3.0	290 ft	Moderate	40 min · 21 mi
Daryl R. Karns Natural History Trails	2.6	297 ft	Moderate	32 min · 19 mi
Beck'S Mill Hiking Trails	2.8	125 ft	Moderate	50 min · 28 mi
Orchard Ridge Loop (Green)	2.9	286 ft	Easy	43 min · 27 mi
Scottsburg Multiuse Trails	7.6	47 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
Lake Salinda Veterans Trail	3.9	84 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Madison Connector	2.0	368 ft	Easy	36 min · 23 mi
Lake Vista (Trail 4)	1.7	349 ft	Easy	44 min · 25 mi
Muscatuck Park River Trail	2.6	146 ft	Easy	45 min · 35 mi
Turkey Hollow Loop (Orange)	1.9	270 ft	Easy	43 min · 27 mi
Scottsburg to Pigeon Roost Trail	3.9	89 ft	Easy	4 min · 2 mi
Tripton Park Trails	2.6	44 ft	Easy	45 min · 34 mi
Clark State Forest Horse Trails	2.1	146 ft	Easy	36 min · 20 mi
East End Bridge Pedestrian Path	2.1	129 ft	Easy	34 min · 30 mi
Spillway Trail	1.1	208 ft	Easy	44 min · 22 mi
Charles & Nan Hurley Interpretive Trail	2.0	123 ft	Easy	46 min · 35 mi
Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve Trail	1.6	105 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Muscatatuck Park Ridge Trail	1.7	97 ft	Easy	46 min · 35 mi
Horse Trail Y (Boot Loop_	1.7	124 ft	Easy	28 min · 22 mi
Jeffersonville Parks Trails	2.0	65 ft	Easy	39 min · 31 mi

Quick picks near Scottsburg

Easy and short: Orchard Ridge Loop (Green) — 2.9 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Biggest climb: Knobstone Trail — 438 ft over 57.4 mi, 14 mi from town
Longest: Knobstone Trail — 57.4 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Daryl R. Karns Natural History Trails to Horseshoe Falls

Summits: Knobstone Trail to Round Knob

Lakes: Clark SF Horse Trails to Bowen Lake; Scottsburg Multiuse Trails to Scottsburg Reservoir; Lake Salinda Veterans Trail to Lake Salinda; Forest Resource Trail to Oak Lake

Viewpoints: Charles & Nan Hurley Interpretive Trail to Sam Calli/Rosemary Calli Memorial Overlook

Mountain passes: Knobstone Trail to Deep Gap

Springs: Beck'S Mill Hiking Trails to Sulphur Springs

Trail guides near Scottsburg

Clark SF Horse Trails — 36.6 mi, 462 ft climb · 12 mi away
Hickory Ridge 2 — 6.7 mi, 221 ft climb · 33 mi away
Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 8.6 mi, 356 ft climb · 37 mi away
Grubb Ridge Trail — 13.3 mi, 336 ft climb · 39 mi away
Horse Trail B (Brown County State Park) — 8.5 mi, 381 ft climb · 39 mi away
Laura Hare Nature Preserve — 5.2 mi, 223 ft climb · 39 mi away
Cope Hollow Trail — 6.6 mi, 262 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Madison (21 mi) · North Vernon (24 mi) · La Grange (29 mi) · Louisville (36 mi)

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