AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus People Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Columbus People Trail is a 5.1-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 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25053, -85.90363
Nearest town Flat Rock Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 635–648 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.25053, -85.90363

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 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-e3c3

Trail surface

89% paved11% 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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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