AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25036, -85.90066
Nearest town Flat Rock Park, IN
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Columbus People Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 635–652 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.25036, -85.90066

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  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 E.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  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-f36e

Trail surface

83% paved17% 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 — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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