AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Central Park

Monon Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Monon Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Ravenswood, IN. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 846 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.88655, -86.13969
Nearest town Ravenswood, IN
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Monon Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 727–845 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.88655, -86.13969

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

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 450 ftTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 400 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  31. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monon-trail-out-back-23-km-ac5a

Trail surface

89% paved4% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from Monon Trail Trailhead

Hikes near Ravenswood, Indiana