Big 4 Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Big 4 Rail Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Starkey Nature Park near Zionsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 110 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
3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 811–865 ft
Out & Back · Starkey Nature Park
Trailhead: 39.94420, -86.25995
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Trail 5, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Eagle Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Big 4 Rail Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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