Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road–Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road–Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Bryantsburg, IN. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road–Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 791–877 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
- Start on Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground East Road, heading W.
- 2 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground D Road, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.0 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
More from Jefferson Proving Ground D Road Trailhead
- Jefferson Proving Ground C Road & Jefferson Proving Ground D Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground D Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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