B&O Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 4 hr 27 min

B&O Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 873 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74881, -86.33893
Nearest town Six Points, IN

Directions

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B&O Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 796–874 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.74881, -86.33893

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.8 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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