Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near City of Indianapolis (balance), 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.
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Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 703–735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.78137, -86.14011
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine stop 215 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine stop 215 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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