AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Monon Trail is a 12.8-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.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 922 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99275, -86.21769
Nearest town Saddle Creek, IN
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Monon Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 808–922 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.99275, -86.21769

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  38. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  41. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 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-21-km-c32c

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F55°
Precip2%Wind11 mphUV4Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:33 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 62°57° 17%
Thu 67°57°
Fri 66°51°
Sat 65°52°
Sun 62°56°
Mon 67°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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