Columbus People Trail
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Columbus People Trail is an 8-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.
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Columbus People Trail
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 601–631 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: Columbus People Trail · 39.20624, -85.90421
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 22% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Columbus People Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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