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Moderate Hiking Trails near Indianapolis

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Indianapolis. Their average mapped distance is 6.8 km and average recorded ascent is 106 m (348 ft); the longest route in the set is 15.8 km.

This subset represents 26% of the 23 quality-checked routes near Indianapolis. Its average distance is 6.8 km, compared with 4.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 106 m (348 ft), versus 66 m (217 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (50%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.9 km

Woodland Way

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

10 m

Woodland Way

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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3 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
2 hr 45 min
Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
305 m
Typical duration
3 hr 47 min
Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
41 min
Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
52 min
Moderate

Indiana · United States

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Monon TrailIndiana13.0 km35 m2 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
Low Gap TrailIndiana15.8 km305 m3 hr 47 minModerateApril to October
Woodland WayIndiana0.9 km10 m12 minModerateApril to October
Yellowwood TrailIndiana2.7 km88 m41 minModerateApril to October
Tall Timbers TrailIndiana3.5 km92 m52 minModerateApril to October
Rock Shelter TrailIndiana4.9 km105 m1 hr 11 minModerateApril to October

Monon Trail, Low Gap Trail, Woodland Way currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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