Indiana trails · Oriole West 1
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.
Elevation profile
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.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Oriole Lake (lake)
Getting there
ORIOLE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 45 min drive (25 mi) from Tell City. 38.18537, -86.48994 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:26 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 16 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 12:46 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Two Lakes Loop — 6.7 mi
- Fox Hollow Trail — 11.3 mi
- United for Horses Trail — 11.4 mi
- Adventure Trail — 12.8 mi