AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Fox Hollow, IN. The route reaches Retention Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 925 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95168, -86.27861
Nearest town Fox Hollow, IN
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Retention Pond & Big 4 Rail Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 891–925 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95168, -86.27861

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Retention Pond.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big 4 Rail Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miReach Retention Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rail Trail Park, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 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-8-km

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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