AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Park

Monon Trail

16 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Monon Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in West Park near Bridlebourne, IN. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 922 ft20.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97065, -86.22142
Nearest town Bridlebourne, IN
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Directions

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Monon Trail

16 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 806–920 ft

Out & Back · West Park

Trailhead: 39.97065, -86.22142

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  47. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  49. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  57. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  59. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  60. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  62. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  63. 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  64. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  65. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  66. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  67. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  69. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  70. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  71. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  72. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  73. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  74. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  75. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  76. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  77. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  78. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  79. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  80. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  81. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  82. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  83. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  84. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  85. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  86. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  87. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  88. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  89. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  90. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  91. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  92. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  93. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  94. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  95. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  96. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  97. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  98. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  99. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  100. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  101. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  102. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  103. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  104. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  105. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  106. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  107. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  108. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  109. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  110. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  111. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  112. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  113. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  114. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  115. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  116. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  117. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  118. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  119. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  120. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  121. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  122. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  123. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  124. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  125. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  126. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  127. 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-26-km-547e

Trail surface

78% paved6% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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