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Patton Cave via Grubb Ridge Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Indiana

Patton Cave via Grubb Ridge Loop

Bloomington, Indiana

4.6 mi

Distance

830 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 46m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Patton Cave via Grubb Ridge 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:177 ft
Max:255 ft
Gain:253 ft
Loss:253 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 177 ft and 255 ft across 4.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.177 ft203 ft229 ft255 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.3 mi3.5 mi4.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi242 ft
High point0.2 mi255 ft
End4.6 mi242 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Smithville-Sanders, IN · about 5 mi away
County:
Monroe County, IN

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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