u/Braxtil

I recently spent some time collecting data on Indiana backpacking trails. Here are my top 5:

By Length in Miles

1. American Discovery Trail -- 607
2. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 170
3. Knobstone Hiking Trail -- 147
4. Knobstone Trail -- 52
5. Tecumseh Trail -- 43

By Elevation Change in Feet/Mile

1. Knobstone Trail -- 373
2. Adventure Hiking Trail -- 331
3. Adena Trace Trail -- 261
4. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 252
5. Tecumseh Trail -- 250

By Highest Percentage of Wooded Path

1. Adventure Hiking Trail -- 100%
2. Knobstone Trail -- 99.8%
3. Adena Trace Trail -- 95.4%
4. Tecumseh Trail -- 86.5%
5. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 73.3%

By Highest Percentage of Road Walks

1. American Discovery Trail -- 75.6%
2. Knobstone Hiking Trail -- 29.7%
3. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 26.5%
4. Tecumseh Trail -- 12.8%
5. Adena Trace Trail -- 4.6%

There's more data and detail available at https://hoosierheritagetrail.org/which-indiana-backpacking-trail-should-you-hike/

I recently spent some time collecting data on Indiana backpacking trails. Here are my top 5:

By Length in Miles

1. American Discovery Trail -- 607
2. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 170
3. Knobstone Hiking Trail -- 147
4. Knobstone Trail -- 52
5. Tecumseh Trail -- 43

By Elevation Change in Feet/Mile

1. Knobstone Trail -- 373
2. Adventure Hiking Trail -- 331
3. Adena Trace Trail -- 261
4. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 252
5. Tecumseh Trail -- 250

By Highest Percentage of Wooded Path

1. Adventure Hiking Trail -- 100%
2. Knobstone Trail -- 99.8%
3. Adena Trace Trail -- 95.4%
4. Tecumseh Trail -- 86.5%
5. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 73.3%

By Highest Percentage of Road Walks

1. American Discovery Trail -- 75.6%
2. Knobstone Hiking Trail -- 29.7%
3. Hoosier Heritage Trail -- 26.5%
4. Tecumseh Trail -- 12.8%
5. Adena Trace Trail -- 4.6%

There's more data and detail available at https://hoosierheritagetrail.org/which-indiana-backpacking-trail-should-you-hike/