Columbus People Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Columbus People Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near East Columbus, 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 mi607 – 633 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20943, -85.89517
Nearest town East Columbus, IN
Directions
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Columbus People Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 608–634 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.20943, -85.89517
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Columbus People Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
69% paved31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Columbus People Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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