Columbus People Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Columbus People Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Everroad Park, 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 mi607 – 640 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22294, -85.89727
Nearest town Everroad Park, IN

Directions

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Columbus People Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 608–638 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.22294, -85.89727

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 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

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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