Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near City of Indianapolis (balance), IN. It is mostly level, with 26 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
7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 697–735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.79218, -86.14018
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 22nd and Bellefontaine stop 619 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Monon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 22nd and Bellefontaine stop 619 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monon Trail Trailhead
- Monon Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fall Creek Parkway Trail via Monon Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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