Trails in Hoosier National Forest
Hoosier National Forest publishes 102 named trails totalling 245 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 24 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. The forest marks 6 with a national designation. Trails here enter 1 wilderness area.
Hoosier National Forest official page ↗ · Hoosier National Forest on Wilderness Atlas ↗
By use
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Charles C. Deam Wilderness 10 trails
All 102 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubb Ridge TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 14.5 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 1National Recreation Trail | 12.5 | ||
| Birdseye Trail 1 | 11.9 | ||
| Shirley Creek 1 | 10.5 | ||
| Youngs Creek | 10.3 | ||
| Springs Valley Trail 1 | 9.1 | ||
| Nebo Ridge Trail 1 | 8.2 | ||
| Oriole West 1 | 7.3 | ||
| German Ridge 1 | 7.2 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Lick Creek Trail 1 | 6.3 | ||
| Cope Hollow TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 6.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 16 | 5.9 | ||
| Oriole East Trail 1 | 5.8 | ||
| Tipsaw Trail 1 | 5.7 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 18 | 4.9 | ||
| Sycamore TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 4.8 | ||
| German Ridge 2 | 4.5 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 4 | 4.2 | ||
| Mogan Ridge West Trail 2 | 4.1 | ||
| German Ridge 4 | 4 | ||
| Mogan Ridge West Trail 1 | 3.9 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 3 | 3.8 | ||
| Mogan Ridge West Trail 3 | 3.5 | ||
| German Ridge 3 | 3.4 | ||
| Springs Valley Trail 2 | 2.9 | ||
| Mogan Ridge East Trail 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Shirley Creek 2 | 2.8 | ||
| Axsom Branch TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 2.6 | ||
| Martin Hollow TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 2.6 | ||
| Peninsula TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 2.6 | ||
| Hayes TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 2.5 | ||
| Mogan Ridge East Trail 2 | 2.5 | ||
| Saddle Lake Trail 1 | 2.5 | ||
| German Ridge 5 | 2.2 | ||
| Brown CO. "D" | 2.1 | ||
| Hardin Ridge Trail | 2.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 15 | 2.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 22 | 2 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 17 | 1.9 | ||
| Terrill Ridge TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 1.9 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 2National Recreation Trail | 1.9 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 19 | 1.8 | ||
| Fork Ridge Trail 1 | 1.6 | ||
| Youngs Creek Connector Trail | 1.6 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 1 | 1.5 | ||
| Shirley Creek 3 | 1.4 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 12 | 1.3 | ||
| Pioneer Mothers 1Accessible | 1.3 | ||
| Hemlock Cliffs Trail 1 | 1.2 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 9 | 1.2 | ||
| German Ridge Lake Trail 4 | 1.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 20 | 1.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 21 | 1.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 6 | 1.1 | ||
| Mogan Ridge East Trail 3 | 1.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 11 | 1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 14 | 1 | ||
| Hunter Creek TrailCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 0.9 | ||
| Pate Hollow Trail 2 | 0.9 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 10 | 0.8 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 8 | 0.8 | ||
| Shirley Creek 7 | 0.8 | ||
| Birdseye Trail 2 | 0.7 | ||
| German Ridge Lake Trail 1 | 0.7 | ||
| German Ridge Trail 1 Spur 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 13 | 0.7 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 5 | 0.7 | ||
| Hickory Ridge 7 | 0.7 | ||
| Youngs Creek Connector Trail 2 | 0.7 | ||
| Celina Interpretive | 0.6 | ||
| Lick Creek Trail 2 | 0.6 | ||
| Ted T Turtle Trail 1 | 0.5 | ||
| Buzzard Roost 1 | 0.4 | ||
| Shirley Creek 4 | 0.4 | ||
| Ted T Turtle Trail 2 | 0.4 | ||
| German Ridge Lake Trail 3 | 0.3 | ||
| Oriole West 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Shirley Creek 6 | 0.3 | ||
| Shoreline Trail 1 | 0.3 | ||
| Hemlock Cliffs Trail 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Lick Creek Trail 3 | 0.2 | ||
| Oriole East Trail 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Tipsaw Trail 4 | 0.2 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 3National Recreation Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 4National Recreation Trail | 0.2 | ||
| German Ridge Lake Trail 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Grubb Ridge Trail SpurCharles C. Deam Wilderness | 0.1 | ||
| Nebo Ridge Trail 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Tipsaw Trail 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Tipsaw Trail 3 | 0.1 | ||
| Initial Point Trail 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Pate Hollow Trail 3 | 0.1 | ||
| Hickory Ridge Trail 10 Spur 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Shoreline Trail 1 Spur 1 | 0.1 | ||
| Tipsaw Trail 6 | 0.1 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 2 Spur 1National Recreation Trail | 0.1 | ||
| Two Lakes Trail 2 Spur 2National Recreation Trail | under 0.1 | ||
| Shoreline Trail 1 Spur 2 | under 0.1 | ||
| Hardin Ridge Trail 1 Spur 1 | under 0.1 | ||
| Hardin Ridge Trail 1 Spur 2 | under 0.1 | ||
| Shoreline Trail 1 Spur 3 | under 0.1 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.
Guidebooks for Indiana
We earn a small commission if you buy through these links. It does not change what we list.
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.