Columbus People Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Columbus People Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Harrison Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Columbus People Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 601–692 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: 39.18924, -85.98819
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Columbus People Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Columbus People Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Columbus People Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Columbus People Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Columbus People Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Harrison Lake, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Harrison Lake, Indiana