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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground E Road & Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Jefferson Proving Ground E Road & Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Saint Magdalen, IN. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 886 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road 38.92051, -85.39797
Nearest town Saint Magdalen, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground E Road & Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 819–885 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road · 38.92051, -85.39797

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

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground E Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road, heading N.
  5. 1.8 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-e-road-jefferson-proving-ground-east-recovery-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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