Columbus People Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Columbus People Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near East Columbus, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi610 – 627 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20930, -85.89924
Nearest town East Columbus, IN
Directions
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Columbus People Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 609–627 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.20930, -85.89924
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Columbus People Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 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 surface
59% paved41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Columbus People Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Columbus People Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Pauline Crump Nature Preserve via Columbus People Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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