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Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Monon Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Monon Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Marott Park and Nature Preserve near Shore Acres, IN. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 846 ft17.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.87844, -86.14116
Nearest town Shore Acres, IN
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Monon Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 705–845 ft

Out & Back · Marott Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.87844, -86.14116

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

Transit-accessible: 66th Street stop 506 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hagan-Burke Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 450 ftTurn right onto Kroger - Monon Trail access, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 450 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  38. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  40. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.2 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-25-km-9c99

Trail surface

84% paved10% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 66th Street stop 506 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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