AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchyard Park

B-Link Trail via B-Line Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 53 min

B-Link Trail via B-Line Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 820 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14246, -86.55091
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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B-Link Trail via B-Line Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 700–820 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14246, -86.55091

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

Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 358 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Link Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miReach B-Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miArrive 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-link-trail-out-back-9-km-4117

Trail surface

93% paved5% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 358 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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