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Switchyard Park

B-Line Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 3 hr 48 min

B-Line Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Arlington, IN. It climbs 473 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 902 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

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

10.7 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 700–902 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.18362, -86.55028

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:47 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 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.9 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/b-line-trail-out-back-17-km-29aa

Trail surface

96% paved2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:34 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 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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