Columbus People Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Columbus People Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Harrison Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 108 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
9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 601–690 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: Pelican Lane · 39.18905, -85.99268
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear 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 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.
- 0.9 miTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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