Indiana trails · Laura Hare Nature Preserve
Laura Hare Nature Preserve
A 5.2-mile loop in Indiana, with 223 ft of climbing. Reaches Downey Hill.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 3.5 and mile 5.2. It gives back about 600 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Downey Hill (summit)
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Getting there
Laura Hare Nature Preserve access — parking nearby. 39.17340, -86.14577 · 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 7:12 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 5.2-mile route takes roughly 2 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:14 a.m. — 11 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Old road and trail + Cut-thru + Laura Hare Nature Preserve — 1.3 mi loop, 214 ft gain
- Laura Hare Nature Preserve — 5.2 mi loop, 1,278 ft gain
- Old road and trail + Laura Hare Nature Preserve + Cut-thru — 4.9 mi loop, 1,211 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails — 4.1 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 8.5 mi
- Yellowwood Trail — 11.7 mi
- Grubb Ridge Trail — 14.3 mi