Indiana trails · Hickory Ridge 2
Hickory Ridge 2
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 221 ft of climbing. Reaches Hickory Grove Pond. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 488 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hickory Grove Pond (lake)
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Getting there
Hickory Ridge 2 access. 38.96980, -86.28507 · 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 8:44 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.4-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:23 p.m. — 7 h 54 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Hickory Ridge 8 + Hickory Ridge 2 + Hickory Ridge 7 — 2.2 mi loop, 363 ft gain
- Hickory Ridge 1 + Hickory Ridge 9 + Hickory Ridge 2 — 2.7 mi loop, 336 ft gain
- Hickory Ridge 1 + Hickory Ridge 10 + Hickory Ridge 2 — 4.2 mi loop, 663 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Grubb Ridge Trail — 5.3 mi
- Cope Hollow Trail — 6.2 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 7.8 mi
- Yellowwood Trail — 14.9 mi