Trail 4 at Brown County State Park in Indiana is a lesser-known trail that connects with popular Trail 7 (Ogle Lake) and ends at Trail 5 in the Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve. It begins at Rally Campground and winds through upland terrain to the headwaters of Ogle Lake before turning east to the Trail 5 junction.
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Trail 4 (Rally Campground) map GPX file
Directions
Trail 4 (Rally Campground) trailhead. Take Brown County State Park Road for 2 miles and continue onto Horseman Camp Road for another 1.5 miles. Continue straight onto Parkview Lane for .4 miles, then turn right onto Park Lane. Trail 4 begins across the road from the Rally Campground parking lot.
Difficulty
Easy
Hiking Time
1 hour
Total Distance
1.5 miles
Route type
Connector
Cost
$7/vehicle (in-state), $9/vehicle (out-of-state)
Dogs
Allowed on 6-foot leash
Sun exposure
Dense tree canopy
Bathrooms
Yes
Flora/fauna
Copperheads, timber rattlers, ticks
Accessible?
No
Kid friendly
Yes
Hiking Trail 4 (Rally Campground)
Trail 4 starts out across from the Rally Campground parking lot and travels three quarters of a mile down the knobstone escarpment, dropping some 250 feet to Ogle Lake.
Once at Ogle Lake, hikers have a few choices to extend their routes as Trail 7 connects with Trail 11, and Trail 8 begins just across the parking lot at the Ogle Lake dam.
While Trail 4 itself is a no-frills affair, it’s a perfect launching pad for a great day of hiking. Finish up at Trail 5, Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve, and loop back to the Rally Campground parking lot.
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