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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road & West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road & West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Belleview, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 879 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road 38.86201, -85.40668
Nearest town Belleview, IN
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North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road & West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 857–879 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road · 38.86201, -85.40668

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

  1. Start on West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miReach West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left onto West Jefferson Proving Ground B Road, heading W.
  5. 0.4 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/north-jefferson-proving-ground-cottrell-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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