Columbus People Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Columbus People Trail is a 5.5-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 mi610 – 640 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22294, -85.89727
Nearest town Everroad Park, IN
Directions
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Columbus People Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 611–638 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.22294, -85.89727
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, 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
68% paved32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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