Columbus People Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Columbus People Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Harrison Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 113 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
10.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 601–686 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: 39.18674, -85.97855
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 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.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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