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Indiana trails · Birdseye Trail 1

Birdseye Trail 1

A 11.2-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 301 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
11.2 mi
Elevation gain
301 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
18%
Steepest mile
+252 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.8 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

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The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 970 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Birdseye Trail 1

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

BIRDSEYE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 38.31417, -86.68221 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 8:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:49 p.m. — 4 h 29 min before sunset.

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