Monon Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Monon Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Kingsborough, IN. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi810 – 892 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97811, -86.15817
Nearest town Kingsborough, IN
Directions
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Monon Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 809–893 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97811, -86.15817
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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
74% paved26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- f1 via Monon Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Monon Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Monon Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Monon Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Monon Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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