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Switchyard Park

D'Angelo's Pond via B-Line Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 25 min

D'Angelo's Pond via B-Line Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. The route reaches D'Angelo's Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 902 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15239, -86.53594
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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D'Angelo's Pond via B-Line Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 717–902 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.15239, -86.53594

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Wilson St stop 248 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miPass D'Angelo's Pond.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftReach D'Angelo's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 1.2 miContinue straight onto West Amy Robinson Drive, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dangelos-pond-dangelos-pond-out-back-11-km-7988

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:34 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Wilson St stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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