Switchyard Park

B-Line Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 4 hr 25 min

B-Line Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Hunter Switch, IN. It climbs 381 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 912 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17947, -86.57413
Nearest town Hunter Switch, IN

Directions

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B-Line Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 650–911 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.17947, -86.57413

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Bloomington Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.9 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% paved28% gravel2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:35 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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