Monon Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Monon Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Saddle Creek, IN. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Monon Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 808–924 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.99877, -86.21482
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
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- Monon Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Monon Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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- Monon Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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