Switchyard Park

B-Line Trail

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

B-Line Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Leonard Springs, IN. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 804 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13677, -86.56813
Nearest town Leonard Springs, IN

Directions

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B-Line Trail

5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 700–803 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.13677, -86.56813

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 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

94% paved5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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