Columbus People Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Columbus People Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Harrison Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Columbus People Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 601–690 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: 39.19060, -85.99483
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pelican Lane, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 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 5.0 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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