Bloomington Rail Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Bloomington Rail Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bloomington Rail Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 696–820 ft
Out & Back · Switchyard Park
Trailhead: 39.14094, -86.54987
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 225 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bloomington Rail Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 225 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- B-Line Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- B-Line Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- B-Line Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Bloomington Rail Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Bloomington Rail Trail 3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- B-Link Trail via B-Line Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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