AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Allens Acres, IN. The route reaches Retention Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 932 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98400, -86.31735
Nearest town Allens Acres, IN
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Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 891–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.98400, -86.31735

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Big 4 Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rail Trail Park, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Retention Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 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/retention-pond-big-4-rail-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

49% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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