AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus People Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Columbus People Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Harrison Lake, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 686 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18674, -85.97855
Nearest town Harrison Lake, IN
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Columbus People Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 623–686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.18674, -85.97855

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miArrive 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-4-km-4da1

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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