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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground East Road & Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Jefferson Proving Ground East Road & Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near San Jacinto, IN. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 846 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road 38.91295, -85.45349
Nearest town San Jacinto, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground East Road & Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 780–847 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road · 38.91295, -85.45349

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Jefferson Proving Ground East Road, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground Jinestown Road, heading N.
  5. 1 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-east-road-jefferson-proving-ground-jinestown-road-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:29 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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