Indiana trails · Bridle Loop/Mountain Bike Trail
Bridle Loop/Mountain Bike Trail
A 9.9-mile network in Indiana, with 214 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,151 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Pleasant Grove Trail - Orange access — parking nearby. About 57 min drive (27 mi) from Greencastle. 39.37002, -86.85651 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:29 a.m., the sun rises at 7:56 a.m. and sets at 7:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.9-mile route takes roughly 3 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:42 a.m. — 7 h 28 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Bridle Loop/Mountain Bike Trail + Sandstone Bluff Trail - Red + Pleasant Grove Trail - Orange — 2.6 mi loop, 548 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Three Lakes Trail — 21.1 mi
- Wapahani Mountain Bike Trails — 21.9 mi
- Low Gap Trail — 23.8 mi
- Tecumseh Trail — 25.7 mi