Indiana trails · German Ridge 1
German Ridge 1
A 7.3-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 390 ft of climbing. Reaches East Deer Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 703 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- East Deer Pond (lake)
- Gerber Pond (lake)
Getting there
German Ridge 1 access. 37.95066, -86.58974 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:48 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:44 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:02 p.m. — 7 h 15 min before sunset.
Loop options
- German Ridge 1 + German Ridge 2 — 5.5 mi loop, 1,109 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Oriole West 1 — 17.0 mi
- Two Lakes Loop — 17.1 mi
- Santa Claus Trails — 20.9 mi
- United for Horses Trail — 22.9 mi