Central Canal via Monon Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min
Central Canal via Monon Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Broad Ripple, IN. The route reaches Central Canal at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 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 via Monon Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min
Elevation 711–744 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.85118, -86.14057
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 54th Street stop 453 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Central Canal Towpath, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Central Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 54th Street stop 453 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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