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Backpack Trail is a 2.5-mile moderate hike starting at the west end of Hickory parking lot, through flat, wooded terrain to a backpack camp. Note: The camp is closed from late October to early April.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 4.0 km · 2.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Indiana
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Shades State Park
- Route centre
- 39.9414, -87.0868
- Route start
- 39.9361, -87.0760
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17647320
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.