AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchyard Park

B-Line Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 45 min

B-Line Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 820 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14094, -86.54987
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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B-Line Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 700–820 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14094, -86.54987

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

Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 225 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-3736

Trail surface

92% paved5% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 225 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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