AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus People Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Columbus People Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Everroad Park, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 640 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22289, -85.89518
Nearest town Everroad Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 609–638 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.22289, -85.89518

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 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-9-km-1059

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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