AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big 4 Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Big 4 Rail Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Zionsville, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 925 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95715, -86.26633
Nearest town Zionsville, IN
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Big 4 Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 863–925 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95715, -86.26633

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miReach Big 4 Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rail Trail Park, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-8e77

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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