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.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 735 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.79218, -86.14018
Nearest town City of Indianapolis (balance), IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miReach Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miSharp right onto Monon Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 22nd and Bellefontaine stop 619 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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