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Indiana trails · Tecumseh Trail

Tecumseh Trail

A 9.0-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 292 ft of climbing. Reaches Bear Lake. Managed by the state.

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Length
9.0 mi
Elevation gain
292 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
23%
Steepest mile
+214 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

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The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 7.0 and mile 10.5. It gives back about 1,191 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Tecumseh Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Tecumseh Trail access. 39.31347, -86.38371 · 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 8:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.9-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:08 p.m. — 6 h 10 min before sunset.

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