B&O Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 5 hr 8 min
B&O Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Six Points, IN. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi791 – 873 ft15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73400, -86.33832
Nearest town Six Points, IN
Directions
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B&O Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 789–874 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.73400, -86.33832
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 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.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 7:34 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ronald Regan Parkway Trail via Ronald Reagan Bike Path 13.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Clark Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Clark Creek Trail 10 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Vandalia Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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