Indianapolis: Sycamore Loop
This 6.1-mile loop wanders into Indiana's only wilderness area, Charles C. Deam Wilderness, along an exceptional ridgeline to the sometimes-dry Sycamore Branch Creek
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.5
Waypoints
SYC001
Location: 39.0347709655762, -86.3212203979492
Head N past metal gate on Terril Ridge Trail
SYC003
Location: 39.0411186218262, -86.3209838867188
Stay on main trail, bearing NE between hills
SYC004
Location: 39.0502281188965, -86.3139495849609
Turn R onto Sycamore Trail
SYC005
Location: 39.0533790588379, -86.3043365478516
Pass Wildlife Pond Campsite
SYC006
Location: 39.0425491333008, -86.2959671020508
Enter white pine forest; view to L of Browning Mtn.
SYC007
Location: 39.0404815673828, -86.2910842895508
Primitive campsites scattered along Sycamore Branch Creek
SYC009
Location: 39.0391426086426, -86.3017807006836
More campsites; streamlet enters on R
SYC002
Location: 39.038215637207, -86.3210525512695
Go straight @ Sycamore Trail (no.216)
SYC008
Location: 39.0387687683106, -86.2989349365234
Stream crossing, first of many if stream is flowing
SYC010
Location: 39.0386657714844, -86.3152694702148
Switchback to higher elevation
SYC011
Location: 39.038215637207, -86.3210525512695
Turn L onto Terril Ridge Trail; head S .2 mile to parking area