AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monon Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Monon Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 745 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail 39.80933, -86.14320
Nearest town Mapleton, IN
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Monon Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 702–746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fall Creek Parkway Trail · 39.80933, -86.14320

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: College and 30th OB stop 172 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Monon Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miTurn right onto Fall Creek Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  5. 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-9-km-efc3

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: College and 30th OB stop 172 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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