Veteran's War Memorial via Monon Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Veteran's War Memorial via Monon Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Home Place, IN. The route reaches Veteran's War Memorial at the turnaround, 2.3 miles 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.
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Veteran's War Memorial via Monon Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 825–868 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.95061, -86.16082
Weather Sep 21: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 71% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Monon Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Veteran's War Memorial, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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