AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

B&O Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 15 min

B&O Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Westwood, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 873 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Street 39.78080, -86.33724
Nearest town Westwood, IN
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B&O Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 830–874 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oak Street · 39.78080, -86.33724

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Oak Street, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  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. 0.3 miTurn left onto Oak Street, heading E.
  12. 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-16-km-69ff

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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