AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Monon Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near City of Indianapolis (balance), 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 mi702 – 735 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Loop 39.78592, -86.14285
Nearest town City of Indianapolis (balance), IN
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Monon Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 703–736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon Loop · 39.78592, -86.14285

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine WB stop 517 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Loop, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Monon Loop, heading S.
  9. 350 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/monon-trail-out-back-10-km-9f3d

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine WB stop 517 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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