Monon Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Monon Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near North Indianapolis, 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.
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Monon Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 697–735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.80396, -86.15551
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Fall Creek/Ivy Tech stop 109 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Monon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fall Creek/Ivy Tech stop 109 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fall Creek Parkway Trail Trailhead
- Monon Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Monon Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Monon Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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