AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big 4 Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Big 4 Rail Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Allens Acres, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 932 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97951, -86.31736
Nearest town Allens Acres, IN
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Big 4 Rail Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 924–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.97951, -86.31736

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-4-rail-trail-out-back-3-km-a2dc

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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