Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Loop
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Loop is a 3.2-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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Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Monon Loop
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 714–736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monon Loop · 39.78592, -86.14285
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine WB stop 517 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Indianapolis Cultural Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Indianapolis Cultural Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Monon Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine WB stop 517 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monon Loop Trailhead
- Monon Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monon Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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