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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 47 min

Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Saint Magdalen, IN. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 889 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road 38.99654, -85.41642
Nearest town Saint Magdalen, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 47 min

Elevation 799–889 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road · 38.99654, -85.41642

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground Bombfield Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/jefferson-proving-ground-bombfield-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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