Big 4 Rail Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 66 ft · 54 min
Big 4 Rail Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Zionsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 66 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big 4 Rail Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 66 ft · 54 min
Elevation 811–873 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big 4 Rail Trail · 39.95007, -86.27252
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big 4 Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Big 4 Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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