Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground I Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground I Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Saint Magdalen, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road & Jefferson Proving Ground I Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 884–910 ft
Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road · 38.94247, -85.39800
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Jefferson Proving Ground I Road, heading N.
- 2.8 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground East Recovery Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 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 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:09 PM.
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