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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 458 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. About 31 min drive (23 mi) from Jasper. 38.11783, -86.91021 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 16 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 11:59 a.m. — 6 h 12 min before sunset.
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