Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Saint Magdalen, IN. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 816–887 ft
Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road · 38.98024, -85.42704
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading S.
- 3.9 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
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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