Indiana trails · Knobstone Trail
Knobstone Trail
A 57.4-mile network in Indiana, with 438 ft of climbing. Reaches Deep Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 8,234 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Deep Gap (pass)
- Round Knob (summit)
- Vic Swaim Hill (summit)
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Getting there
Knobstone Trail access — parking nearby. About 43 min drive (20 mi) from Scottsburg. 38.71317, -86.04383 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:25 a.m., the sun rises at 7:52 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 57.4-mile route works out to roughly 21 h 30 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 — 1.1 mi loop, 123 ft gain
- Lake Vista (Trail 4) + Clark SF Horse Trails + Knobstone Trail — 6.0 mi loop, 1,028 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Clark SF Horse Trails — 15.3 mi
- Hickory Ridge 2 — 21.9 mi
- Grubb Ridge Trail — 27.2 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 27.5 mi