AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon South Trail

9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Monon South Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Borden, IN. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 725 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon South Trail 38.46793, -85.94704
Nearest town Borden, IN
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Monon South Trail

9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 559–726 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon South Trail · 38.46793, -85.94704

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

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

  1. Start on Monon South Trail, heading NW.
  2. 4.5 miReach Monon South Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.5 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/monon-south-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

87% gravel13% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

Hikes near Borden, Indiana