Indiana trails · Nebo Ridge Trail 1
Nebo Ridge Trail 1
A 8.6-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 356 ft of climbing. Reaches Wilkerson Hill. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.9. It gives back about 466 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wilkerson Hill (summit)
Getting there
NEBO NORTH TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 39.07935, -86.24880 · 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 17.3-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:57 p.m. — 6 h 20 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Grubb Ridge Trail — 5.9 mi
- Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails — 7.7 mi
- Hickory Ridge 2 — 7.8 mi
- Laura Hare Nature Preserve — 8.5 mi