Indiana trails · Santa Claus Trails
Santa Claus Trails
A 13.5-mile network in Indiana, with 132 ft of climbing. Reaches Santa Claus Lake. Managed by Local Government.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.4. It gives back about 514 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Santa Claus Lake (lake)
Getting there
Santa Claus Trails junction. 38.11783, -86.91021 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 8:19 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:46 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.5-mile route takes roughly 5 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:20 p.m. — 7 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Jim Yellig Park Trail + Santa Claus Trails — 1.2 mi loop, 73 ft gain
- Jim Yellig Park Trail + Santa Claus Trails — 10.6 mi loop, 411 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Two Lakes Loop — 17.2 mi
- Birdseye Trail 1 — 18.3 mi
- German Ridge 1 — 20.9 mi
- Oriole West 1 — 23.3 mi