Columbus People Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Columbus People Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Columbus, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Columbus People Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 601–656 ft
Out & Back · Mill Race Park
Trailhead: 39.20414, -85.92421
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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