AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big 4 Rail Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Big 4 Rail Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Whitestown, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 942 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99595, -86.34568
Nearest town Whitestown, IN
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Big 4 Rail Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 915–942 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.99595, -86.34568

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big-4 Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 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 miContinue straight onto Big-4 Rail Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.9 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-9-km-cc84

Trail surface

4% paved96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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