Featured Routes
Follow the Stickers!
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Route #1 - Northern Lights
WHITE Stickers
Starting Location: Lower lot near north park entrance
Type: XC
Length: 6.1 Miles
Elevation: 531 feet
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Route #2 - Breakfast Loop
PINK Stickers
Starting Location: Hesitation Point
Type: Flow XC Tech
Length: 6.9 Miles
Elevation: 707 feet
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Route #3 - 4 Leaf Clover
PURPLE Stickers
Starting Location: Lower Lot near north park entrance
Type: XC
Length: 12.0 Miles
Elevation: 930 feet
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Route #4 - Average MBr Perimeter Loop
YELLOW Stickers
Starting Location: Lower lot near north park entrance
Type: Flow XC Tech
Length: 16.6 Miles
Elevation: 1469 feet
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Route #5 - Dad Bod Destroyer
ORANGE Stickers
Starting Location: Rally Campground
Type: Flow XC Tech
Length: 20.1 Miles
Elevation: 2160 feet
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Directional Days: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
Strava Segment - TBD
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Directional Days: Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday
Strava Segment - TBD
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Route #6 - Lumberjack Training
Not Marked
Starting Location: Crooked Creek parking lot
Type: Flow XC Tech
Length: 30.0 Miles
Elevation: 2549 feet
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Directional Days: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
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Directional Days: Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday
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Route #7 - Scott Ironsman
Not Marked
Starting Location: Lower lot near north park entrance
Type: Flow XC Tech
Length: 46.3 Miles
Elevation: 4685 feet
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Directional Days: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
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Directional Days: Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday
Trail Conditions
State Park Entrance Permit
Required for: Brown County State Park
A State Park entrance permit is required to enter Brown County State Park.
Daily Permit: $7 for Indiana residents, $9 for out-of-state
Annual Permit: $50 for Indiana residents, $70 for out-of-state
Where to Purchase: At the Brown County State Park gate houses
Permits
DNR Off-Road Cycling Permit
Required for: Brown County State Park and Yellowwood State Forest
A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Off-Road Cycling permit is required to ride any mountain bike trail in Brown County State Park or Yellowwood State Forest that is rated above a Beginner / Green level. Trail riders must carry their permits with them while riding and be able to produce their permits if asked to do so.
Annual permit: $20
Daily permit: $5
Where to purchase: Permits may be purchased at all state park, reservoir and forestry property offices and or gate houses during regular business hours. They can also be purchased online here.
Hoosier National Forest Trail Permit
Required for: Hoosier National Forest
Trail use permits are required when using a bicycle on a Hoosier National Forest trail designated for that use, at trailheads, or within campgrounds.
Annual permit: $35
Daily permit: $5
Where to purchase: Online at Recreation.gov, or in-person at National Forest offices and local vendors.
“Fast, Flowy Descents and Backcountry Singletrack for Miles.
Brown County State Park in Indiana serves up some of the best mountain biking in the Lower Midwest. Get the inside line on visiting this MTB destination.”
— Singletracks.com
Trail FAQs
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See something wrong on one of the trails? For example, say you come across a downed tree blocking the trail. Simply take a photo of the tree (with your bike in the photo as a reference for the size), as well a screenshot of Trailforks or MTB Project showing where you are on the trail. Then post the images and a description on our Facebook page. This is super helpful for our trail workers and sawyers.
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Mountain bikers going downhill should always yield the right-of-way to riders going uphill. On narrow trails, this often involves coming to a complete stop and allowing the other rider to pass.
Mountain bikers should also yield to horses and hikers. Again, this often involves stopping completely to allow the other trail users to pass, especially when you encounter riders on horseback. Please be courteous, as most of our trails are shared and the future of our trails depend on us working well with all the user groups. -
Check the Trailforks status, Facebook page, and rainfall totals.
There are many factors that go into determining if the trail is okay to ride during periods of rain or the thaw seasons. If you’re leaving tracks, it’s too muddy to ride. Always be prepared to ride on gravel or pavement instead. Riding during wet conditions leads to a lot of unnecessary trail repairs by our volunteers. -
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