Switchyard Park

B-Link Trail Loop via B-Line Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

B-Link Trail Loop via B-Line Trail is a 2.4-mile loop in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 791 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14858, -86.53418
Nearest town Broadview, IN

Directions

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B-Link Trail Loop via B-Line Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Elevation 686–791 ft

Loop · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14858, -86.53418

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

Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Hillside Dr @ Community Kitchen stop 420 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto B-Link Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

89% paved5% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Hillside Dr @ Community Kitchen stop 420 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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