AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground Tokyo Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Jefferson Proving Ground Tokyo Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Wirt Station, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 856 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.84045, -85.44295
Nearest town Wirt Station, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground Tokyo Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 841–856 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 38.84045, -85.44295

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jefferson Proving Ground Tokyo Road, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground Tokyo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 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-tokyo-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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