AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus People Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Columbus People Trail is a 5.5-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 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24984, -85.89944
Nearest town Flat Rock Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 635–652 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.24984, -85.89944

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  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-91ed

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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