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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road is a 3.3-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 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85577, -85.40666
Nearest town Belleview, IN
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North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 857–879 ft

Out & Back · Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 38.85577, -85.40666

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miReach North Jefferson Proving Ground Cottrell Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, 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-5-km

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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