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Mill Race Park

Columbus People Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Columbus People Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near East Columbus, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 656 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail 39.20624, -85.90421
Nearest town East Columbus, IN
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Columbus People Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 601–656 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail · 39.20624, -85.90421

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbus People Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/columbus-people-trail-out-back-14-km-3d63

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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