Mill Race Park

Columbus People Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Columbus People Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near East Columbus, IN. 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 mi600 – 630 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail 39.20330, -85.90491
Nearest town East Columbus, IN

Directions

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Columbus People Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 601–631 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail · 39.20330, -85.90491

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbus People Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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