Monon Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Monon Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Kingsborough, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi804 – 889 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98032, -86.16278
Nearest town Kingsborough, IN
Directions
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Monon Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 804–889 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98032, -86.16278
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hagan-Burke Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
53% paved47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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