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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clark Creek Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Vandalia Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Klondike Pond via Vandalia Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Klondike Pond Loop via Vandalia Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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