Columbus People Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Columbus People Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Garden City, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 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
8.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 601–683 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: 39.18850, -85.97310
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 3.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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