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Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Monon Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Monon Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Marott Park and Nature Preserve near Wellington, IN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 846 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.87525, -86.14216
Nearest town Wellington, IN
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Monon Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 705–845 ft

Out & Back · Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.87525, -86.14216

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

Transit-accessible: 66th Street stop 339 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 450 ftTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 400 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  30. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.6 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-24-km-53c2

Trail surface

89% paved6% dirt4% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 66th Street stop 339 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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