AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Monon Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Munster, IN. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 627 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57685, -87.51896
Nearest town Munster, IN
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Monon Trail

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Elevation 587–626 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.57685, -87.51896

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: South Hammond stop 608 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 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-3-km-f88b

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: South Hammond stop 608 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Munster, Indiana