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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Central Canal.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Central Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
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
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