Indiana trails · Grubb Ridge Trail
Grubb Ridge Trail
A 13.3-mile loop in Indiana, with 336 ft of climbing. Reaches Blackwell Pond. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 69% of the ascent, between mile 10.1 and mile 15.1. It gives back about 550 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blackwell Pond (lake)
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Getting there
GRUBB RIDGE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 39.03275, -86.34152 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:18 p.m. — 7 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Grubb Ridge Trail + Cope Hollow Trail — 10.1 mi loop, 1,796 ft gain
- Grubb Ridge Trail + Grubb Ridge Loop — 3.2 mi loop, 508 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Cope Hollow Trail — 2.6 mi
- Hickory Ridge 2 — 5.3 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 5.9 mi
- Yellowwood Trail — 10.0 mi