Columbus People Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Columbus People Trail is a 4.5-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.
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Columbus People Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 611–635 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.21202, -85.89506
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, 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 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
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