Indiana trails · Knobstone Trail
Knobstone Trail
A 44.8-mile network in Indiana, with 474 ft of climbing. Reaches Round Knob and other summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 37.3 and mile 56.0. It gives back about 7,418 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Round Knob (summit)
- Vic Swaim Hill (summit)
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Getting there
Knobstone Trail access — parking nearby. 38.46334, -85.85387 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 8:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:42 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 44.8-mile route works out to roughly 16 h 50 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Knobstone Trail — 8.1 mi loop, 971 ft gain
- Knobstone Trail — 15.8 mi loop, 3,016 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Clark SF Horse Trails — 4.0 mi
- Scottsburg Multiuse Trails — 15.8 mi
- Adventure Trail — 28.2 mi
- Fox Hollow Trail — 28.8 mi