Beginners Loop Trail

Beginners Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Beginners Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Beginners Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.86295, -86.00679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beginners Loop Trail

• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~36 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clark State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~47 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chaos I · attraction · Bartholomew · ~48 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Friendship Way · attraction · Bartholomew · ~48 km · Must-see
• Large Arch · attraction · Bartholomew · ~48 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Selmier State Forest · sanctuary · Jennings · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beginners Loop Trail

Other treks near Beginners Loop Trail

• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~62 km · Must-see
• Knobstone Trail · trek · Washington · ~37 km
• Knob Lake Trail · trek · Jackson · ~0 km
• Youth Camp Trail · trek · Jackson · ~1 km
• Sawmill Hollow Trail · trek · Jackson · ~1 km
• North Loopt Trail · trek · Jackson · ~1 km
• Overlook Trail · trek · Jackson · ~1 km
• Pinnacle Peak Trail · trek · Jackson · ~2 km
• Low Land Trail · trek · Jackson · ~9 km
• Lakeside Loop Trail · trek · Jackson · ~9 km

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