AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Monon Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near City of Indianapolis (balance), 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 mi702 – 735 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monon Trail 39.78857, -86.14020
Nearest town City of Indianapolis (balance), IN
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Monon Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 703–736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monon Trail · 39.78857, -86.14020

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miContinue straight onto North Alley 1050 East, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 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-9-km-caf5

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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