Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail

Indiana

Indiana

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0.6 mi

Distance

161 ft

Gain

17 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Hoosier National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
161 ft
Elevation loss
161 ft
Highest point
786 ft
Lowest point
624 ft
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Managing agency
Army Corps of Engineers

About this trail

Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail is a 1.26-mile out-and-back hike in Indiana with 161 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 786 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
624 ft
High point
786 ft
Total climbing
161 ft
Total descent
161 ft
Steepest stretch
9% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Army Corps of Engineers

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Hoosier National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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