Indiana trails · Oriole West 1
A 7.4-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 398 ft of climbing. Reaches Oriole Lake. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 4.9 and mile 7.4. It gives back about 466 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
ORIOLE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 38.18537, -86.48994 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:14 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:44 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:07 p.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.