B&O Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 5 hr 3 min
B&O Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Clermont Heights, IN. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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B&O Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 749–874 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81072, -86.37484
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 27% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Ronald Reagan Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Vandalia Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn 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 N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto B&O Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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