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Switchyard Park

B-Line Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 54 min

B-Line Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Arlington, IN. It climbs 335 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 902 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18362, -86.55028
Nearest town Arlington, IN
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B-Line Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 696–902 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.18362, -86.55028

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Atlas Apartments stop 225 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.5 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/b-line-trail-out-back-13-km-6a2c

Trail surface

95% paved3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Atlas Apartments stop 225 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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