AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Monon Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Austin Oaks, IN. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 922 ft17.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99344, -86.24084
Nearest town Austin Oaks, IN
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Monon Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 804–924 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.99344, -86.24084

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hagan-Burke Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  50. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  52. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  53. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  54. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  55. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  57. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  58. 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-25-km-80df

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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