Columbus People Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Columbus People Trail is a 5.4-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 – 653 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25103, -85.90129
Nearest town Flat Rock Park, IN
Directions
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Columbus People Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 635–652 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.25103, -85.90129
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 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 E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn 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
84% paved16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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