Monon Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Monon Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Echo Crest, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Monon Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 810–868 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 39.95104, -86.13606
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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