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Mill Race Park

Columbus People Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Columbus People Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near 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 mi600 – 630 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19530, -85.93090
Nearest town Columbus, IN
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Columbus People Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 601–631 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: 39.19530, -85.93090

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 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-7-km-eb7c

Trail surface

54% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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