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Community Park

Monon Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Monon Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Community Park near Munster, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 620 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55325, -87.50888
Nearest town Munster, IN
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Monon Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 587–619 ft

Out & Back · Community Park

Trailhead: 41.55325, -87.50888

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Pennsy Greenway, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miReach Monon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Pennsy Greenway, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 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-7-km-9409

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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