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Blackwell Park

Columbus People Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Columbus People Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Blackwell Park near Parkside, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 643 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Car Line 39.24192, -85.90818
Nearest town Parkside, IN
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Columbus People Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 635–644 ft

Out & Back · Blackwell Park

Trailhead: Car Line · 39.24192, -85.90818

Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Car Line, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Car Line, heading E.
  10. 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-5-km-b672

Trail surface

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F57°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity92%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:32 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Wed 65°59°
Thu 72°59°
Fri 71°53°
Sat 74°48°
Sun 74°49°
Mon 78°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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