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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground D Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground D Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Bryantsburg, IN. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 876 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground D Road 38.88571, -85.39742
Nearest town Bryantsburg, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground D Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 799–877 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground D Road · 38.88571, -85.39742

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, heading E.
  5. 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-center-recovery-road-jefferson-proving-ground-d-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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