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.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 735 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.78137, -86.14011
Nearest town City of Indianapolis (balance), IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine stop 215 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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