Knobstone Trail

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Knobstone Trail
Length 58 mi (93 km)
Location Indiana, United States
Trailheads Deam Lake;
Delaney Park
Use Hiking
Highest Point Round Knob - 1,000 ft (305 m)
Trail Difficulty Moderate to Strenuous

The Knobstone Trail is the longest hiking trail in Indiana. Its southern terminus is about 10 miles (16 km) north of Louisville, Kentucky in the Deam Lake State Recreation Area. It currently ends at Delaney Creek Park near Salem, Indiana, however there are plans to eventually extend the trail another 80 miles (129 km) north to Martinsville, Indiana. Most of the trails lies within Clark State Forest. As it lies along the Knobstone Escarpment, it is a difficult hike, which is why many use the Knobstone Trail to prepare for hiking the Appalachian Trail.

The trail was first established in 1980, and was only 32 miles (51 km) long. It now covers 40,000 acres (160 km²) of land, all of which is public forest.

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