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Mill Race Park

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Mill Race Park near East Columbus, IN. The route reaches Mill Race Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. 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 – 630 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail 39.20330, -85.90491
Nearest town East Columbus, IN
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Mill Race Lake via Columbus People Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 607–631 ft

Out & Back · Mill Race Park

Trailhead: Columbus People Trail · 39.20330, -85.90491

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbus People Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miReach Mill Race Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.7 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-5-km-3ebd

Trail surface

58% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 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

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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