AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

B & O Trail & B&O Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 54 min

B & O Trail & B&O Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Brownsburg, IN. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 938 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81323, -86.39984
Nearest town Brownsburg, IN
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B & O Trail & B&O Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 820–937 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.81323, -86.39984

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto B&O Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto B & O Trail, heading W.
  5. 4.2 miReach B & O Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.2 miBear right onto B&O Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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-o-trail-b-o-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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