Tilden Trailhead Celebration

The B&O Trail Association (BOTA) invites the community to a Tilden Trailhead Celebration on Wednesday, October 22, from 4–7 p.m. at the Tilden Trailhead, where the B&O Trail meets County Road 500 East.

The event will celebrate the recently completed trailhead, which features ample parking for both cars and horse trailers, a portable toilet, and Homeward, a sculpture installation made from found objects, fabricated steel and glass. Attendees will have an opportunity to talk with sculptor David Vertacnik, a former art professor at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas), whose sculptures have been installed both in the United States and Slovenia. The Podium Barbecue food truck will be on site, and visitors can enjoy refreshments while learning more about the story behind the sculpture and the people who helped make it possible.
The newly renovated trailhead was primarily funded through grants from the Hendricks County Government through the collaboration of the Hendricks County Commissioners and Hendricks County Council (ARPA grant), the Hendricks County Community Foundation, and Hendricks Power. Additional support was provided by more than 2,000 individual donors, and the sculpture was funded by the Vertacnik Family, the Rotary Club of Brownsburg and Dotlich Crane.
This celebration marks another milestone in the B&O Trail’s mission to connect communities across central Indiana. With the recent completion a new trail section linking Brownsburg to Speedway, the B&O Trail now spans 17 miles from the White River in Marion County to west of Brownsburg. The next step for the B&O Trail Association is to continue building westward—extending the trail to North Salem and eventually beyond the Wabash River.
The B&O Trail Association is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization founded in 1993 to create a recreational trail along the abandoned Baltimore & Ohio Railroad corridor.
To learn more or get involved, visit botrail.org.