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Mill Race Park

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Columbus, IN. The route passes Mill Race Lake before reaching Mill Race Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles 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.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 627 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19530, -85.93090
Nearest town Columbus, IN
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Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 601–627 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: 39.19530, -85.93090

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Columbus People Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miPass Mill Race Lake.
  4. 0.5 miReach Mill Race Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miArrive 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-4-km-7b0d

Trail surface

73% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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