Hiking trails near Tell City, Indiana

39 official trails lie within 25 miles of Tell City — 134 miles in total, 25 rated easy and 4 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 398 ft; the median trail gains 158 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Two Lakes Loop	15.5	295 ft	Expert	33 min · 21 mi
Santa Claus Trails	13.5	132 ft	Hard	33 min · 18 mi
German Ridge 1	7.3	390 ft	Hard	35 min · 16 mi
Oriole West 1	7.4	398 ft	Hard	45 min · 25 mi
Tipsaw	6.6	126 ft	Moderate	34 min · 19 mi
German Ridge 2	4.8	291 ft	Moderate	38 min · 17 mi
Oriole East Trail 1	6.0	348 ft	Moderate	45 min · 25 mi
German Ridge 4	4.3	301 ft	Moderate	30 min · 11 mi
Mogan Ridge West Trail 1	3.9	234 ft	Moderate	21 min · 12 mi
German Ridge 3	3.5	268 ft	Moderate	43 min · 18 mi
Mogan Ridge West Trail 2	4.2	336 ft	Moderate	27 min · 15 mi
Mogan Ridge East Trail 1	2.8	338 ft	Moderate	32 min · 19 mi
Mogan Ridge West Trail 3	3.5	382 ft	Moderate	23 min · 13 mi
Mogan Ridge East Trail 2	2.5	339 ft	Easy	30 min · 16 mi
Twin Lakes Trail	2.5	227 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 34 mi
Kyana Trail	2.7	181 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 34 mi
German Ridge 5	2.3	254 ft	Easy	30 min · 11 mi
South Ridge Trail	2.0	187 ft	Easy	58 min · 32 mi
Lincoln Boyhood National Monument Trails	2.6	72 ft	Easy	41 min · 23 mi
Firetower Trail	1.4	179 ft	Easy	1 h 10 min · 28 mi
Foxey Hollow Trail	1.4	142 ft	Easy	1 h 11 min · 28 mi
Mogan Ridge East Trail 3	1.2	248 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
Firelane 19	1.7	117 ft	Easy	53 min · 27 mi
German Ridge Lake Trail 4	1.1	158 ft	Easy	34 min · 16 mi

Quick picks near Tell City

Easy and short: Mogan Ridge East Trail 2 — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 13 mi from town
Biggest climb: Oriole West 1 — 398 ft over 7.4 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: Two Lakes Loop — 15.5 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: German Ridge 4 to Krausch Hill

Lakes: Two Lakes Loop to Lake Celina; Santa Claus Trails to Santa Claus Lake; German Ridge 1 to East Deer Pond; Oriole West 1 to Oriole Lake

Trail guides near Tell City

Birdseye Trail 1 — 11.2 mi, 301 ft climb · 25 mi away
Fox Hollow Trail — 6.6 mi, 442 ft climb · 30 mi away
United for Horses Trail — 17.4 mi, 405 ft climb · 32 mi away
Adventure Trail — 11.1 mi, 404 ft climb · 32 mi away
Springs Valley Trail 1 — 9.5 mi, 235 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Jasper (32 mi) · Leitchfield (41 mi) · Evansville (42 mi) · Radcliff (46 mi)

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