AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Monon Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Munster, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 620 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 41.56411, -87.51865
Nearest town Munster, IN
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Monon Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 613–619 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 41.56411, -87.51865

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

Transit-accessible: Munster Ridge Road stop 46 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pennsy Greenway, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 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-4-km-2b06

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Munster Ridge Road stop 46 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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