Indiana trails · Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails
Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails
A 24.5-mile network in Indiana, with 360 ft of climbing. Reaches Weed Patch Hill. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,110 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Weed Patch Hill (summit)
Getting there
Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails access — parking nearby. About 27 min drive (21 mi) from Bloomington. 39.18919, -86.21989 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:26 a.m., the sun rises at 7:53 a.m. and sets at 7:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:34 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.5-mile route takes roughly 9 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:09 p.m. — 1 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Brown County State Park Mtn. Bike Trails 2 + Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails + Gnaw Bone — 3.4 mi loop, 454 ft gain
- Brown County State Park Mtn. Bike Trails 2 + Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails + Mountain Bike Trails — 4.5 mi loop, 1,169 ft gain
- Brown County State Park Mtn. Bike Trails 2 + Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails + West Gate — 4.7 mi loop, 654 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Horse Trail B (Brown County State Park) — 3.9 mi
- Laura Hare Nature Preserve — 4.1 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 7.7 mi
- Tecumseh Trail — 12.1 mi