AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

B&O Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 7 min

B&O Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Westwood, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 873 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77834, -86.34065
Nearest town Westwood, IN
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B&O Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 830–874 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77834, -86.34065

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto West Drive, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.8 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto West Drive, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 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-out-back-15-km-f82d

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:34 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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