AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Monon Trail is a 6.1-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 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.78627, -86.14009
Nearest town City of Indianapolis (balance), IN
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Monon Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 703–736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.78627, -86.14009

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine stop 612 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 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-trail-out-back-10-km-b5c1

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 10th and Bellefontaine stop 612 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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