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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road is a 4-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.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 873 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road 38.91304, -85.43080
Nearest town Saint Magdalen, IN
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Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 849–874 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road · 38.91304, -85.43080

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

  1. Start on Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road, heading N.
  2. 2 miReach Jefferson Proving Ground West Recovery Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2 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-west-recovery-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 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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