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Columbus People Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Columbus People Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Columbus, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 656 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 612–656 ft

Out & Back

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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 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-8-km-51b2

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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