B-Line Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 4 hr 8 min
B-Line Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Arlington, IN. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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B-Line Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 650–902 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bloomington Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Atlas Apartments stop 225 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- B-Line Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- B-Line Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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