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Mill Race Park

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near Columbus, IN. The route passes Mill Race Lake and Mill Race Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 637 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20414, -85.92421
Nearest town Columbus, IN
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Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 607–636 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: 39.20414, -85.92421

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Columbus People Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miPass Mill Race Lake.
  5. 0.5 miPass Mill Race Lake.
  6. 1.5 miReach Mill Race Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 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-7-km-cd01

Trail surface

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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