Indiana trails · Yellowwood Trail
Yellowwood Trail
A 9.2-mile out-and-back in Indiana, with 336 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 6.1 and mile 9.2. It gives back about 815 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Yellowwood Trail access. 39.17730, -86.36476 · 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 8:17 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 18.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:21 p.m. — 5 h 56 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Yellowwood Trail + Z & YZ Horse Trail + Scarce of Fat Trail — 3.6 mi loop, 595 ft gain
- Yellowwood Trail + Jackson Creek Trail + Tulip Tree Trace — 6.4 mi loop, 1,052 ft gain
- Z & YZ Horse Trail + Yellowwood Trail + Jackson Creek Trail — 5.0 mi loop, 717 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brown County State Park Mountain Bike Trails — 7.8 mi
- Nebo Ridge Trail 1 — 9.2 mi
- Tecumseh Trail — 9.4 mi
- Grubb Ridge Trail — 10.0 mi