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Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Broad Ripple, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 745 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84915, -86.14073
Nearest town Broad Ripple, IN
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Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 703–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.84915, -86.14073

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 54th Street stop 534 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Indianapolis Cultural Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miReach Indianapolis Cultural Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Monon Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.3 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  20. 3.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indianapolis-cultural-trail-monon-trail-out-back-16-km-a367

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 54th Street stop 534 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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