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Monon Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 33 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Monon Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Nora, IN. It is mostly level, with 33 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 846 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nora Commons Apartments - Monon Trail access 39.91672, -86.13673
Nearest town Nora, IN
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Monon Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 33 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 789–845 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: Nora Commons Apartments - Monon Trail access · 39.91672, -86.13673

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: 86th and Monon Trail stop 456 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Nora Commons Apartments - Monon Trail access, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hagan-Burke Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right onto Nora Commons Apartments - Monon Trail access, heading S.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monon-trail-out-back-16-km-7e87

Trail surface

90% paved6% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 86th and Monon Trail stop 456 m from the trailhead

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