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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground E Road via Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Jefferson Proving Ground E Road via Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Saint Magdalen, IN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 883 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91308, -85.42557
Nearest town Saint Magdalen, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground E Road via Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 819–882 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 38.91308, -85.42557

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

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Proving Ground E Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground E Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground Center Recovery Road, heading N.
  6. 1.5 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-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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