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Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Central Canal via Monon Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Central Canal via Monon Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Marott Park and Nature Preserve near Nora, IN. The route reaches Central Canal. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 791 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91444, -86.13657
Nearest town Nora, IN
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Central Canal via Monon Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 705–789 ft

Out & Back · Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.91444, -86.13657

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: 86th and Monon Trail stop 202 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miPass Central Canal.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miReach Central Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftArrive 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/central-canal-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

85% paved11% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 86th and Monon Trail stop 202 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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