Central Canal & Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Central Canal & Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Broad Ripple, IN. The route reaches Central Canal. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 745 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86989, -86.13893
Nearest town Broad Ripple, IN

Directions

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Central Canal & Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 709–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.86989, -86.13893

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Broad Ripple and Compton OB stop 26 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Central Canal.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
  7. 3.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Central Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
  12. 3.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Broad Ripple and Compton OB stop 26 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead