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Mill Race Park

Columbus People Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Columbus People Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Everroad Park, IN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 656 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22294, -85.89727
Nearest town Everroad Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 601–656 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: 39.22294, -85.89727

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miReach Columbus People Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/columbus-people-trail-out-back-19-km-05f3

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 88°F70°
Precip22%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 7:30 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Mon 73°62° 43%
Tue 72°60°
Wed 68°57°
Thu 74°54°
Fri 72°53°
Sat 71°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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