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Posts Tagged ‘Hoosier National Forest’
Riding Hickory Ridge
Hickory Ridge Horse Camp is in the middle of the Hoosier National Forest, south of Bloomington
Trail Maps are available, trails are well-marked.
Campground is primitive, with Vault toilet. It is clean and quiet.
This information is by no means complete. We hope our readers can help this site grow with informative article about places to ride in Indiana. If you have first-hand experience riding or camping at Hickory Ridge we encourage you to post one or more articles here. Tell us what’s good and bad, any pointers, directions, parking or camping information and be sure to say which trails you like.
Directions are very important.
Riding Jackson-Washington
Just trails and not a lot of riding, no horseman’s campground
You can only ride at Jackson Washington, not Starve Hollow unless they have opened up a trail there.
Jackson-Washington has approximately 13.9 miles of trail but they are very scenic.
You might want to ride there and then pull on up to Hickory Ridge to camp. When you are Jackson-Washington you are only an hour, maybe a little bit more from the Hoosier National….
Riding Maumee
By: HRA Crack Research Team
Maumee Horse Camp is a small, commercial, campground, 5 sites with electricity and primitive sites as well. Maumee Horsemen’s Campground is owned by Rod and Jean Hilldebrand, this is not to be confused with the Maumee Boy Scout Campground located in the Hoosier National Forest off of Tower Ridge Road past the tower. You can call Rod and Jean at: 812-995-8812 to make reservations.
Directions to the campground:…
Riding Shirley Creek
Shirley Creek is part of Hoosier National Forest in Southern Indiana. It has 20 miles of trails, 15 campsites with hitching rails and picnic tables and fire rings and vault toilets. No water, just a spring for horses.
Shirley Creek Trail runs approximately 19.5 miles through a variety of terrains in scenic hardwood forest. It’s shady are perfect for horseback riding. Hiking, and mountain biking are also allowed….
Riding German Ridge
By: HRA Crack Research Team
German Ridge is in the Hoosier National Forest south of Bloomington, Indiana.
The trails are nice and using a stacked loop system so you can ride an hour, 2 or 4 or so on. They are well marked and maintained.
The longest trail is 19 miles long and a really good ride. The campground has a pad for parking trailers, water and posts for picket lines. But electric, no showers. Pit Toilets are available….
