Big 4 Rail Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 40 min

Big 4 Rail Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Fox Hollow, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 899 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94313, -86.27870
Nearest town Fox Hollow, IN

Directions

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Big 4 Rail Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 40 min

Elevation 847–900 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94313, -86.27870

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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