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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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