Big 4 Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Big 4 Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Russell Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big 4 Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 899–925 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96051, -86.28310
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Big 4 Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rail Trail Park, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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