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Ferdinand State Forest Loop route map
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Ferdinand State Forest/Indiana

Ferdinand State Forest Loop

Ferdinand, Indiana

8.4 mi

Distance

1,457 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 28m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ferdinand State Forest Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:146 ft
Max:233 ft
Gain:444 ft
Loss:444 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 146 ft and 233 ft across 8.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.146 ft175 ft204 ft233 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.2 mi6.3 mi8.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi159 ft
High point4.2 mi233 ft
End8.4 mi159 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Ferdinand, IN · about 5 mi away
County:
Dubois County, IN
Jurisdiction:
Ferdinand State Forest · Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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