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Mill Race Park

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Harrison Lake, IN. The route passes Mill Race Lake before reaching Mill Race Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 692 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18924, -85.98819
Nearest town Harrison Lake, IN
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Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 601–692 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: 39.18924, -85.98819

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 2.2 miPass Mill Race Lake.
  10. 0.6 miReach Mill Race Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 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/mill-race-lake-mill-race-lake-out-back-4-lakes-15-km-b90b

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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