AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus People Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Columbus People Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Flat Rock Park, 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 – 650 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25344, -85.90121
Nearest town Flat Rock Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 635–649 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.25344, -85.90121

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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-8-km-57d1

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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