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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground I Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 54 min

Jefferson Proving Ground I Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near San Jacinto, IN. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 866 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground I Road 38.95658, -85.46340
Nearest town San Jacinto, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground I Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 54 min

Elevation 817–866 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground I Road · 38.95658, -85.46340

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

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground I Road, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground I Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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-i-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 8:11 PM.

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