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Monon Trail 
Part of the Carmel section of the Monon Trail Length 16.7 miles (26.9 km) Location Indiana Trailheads Indianapolis
WestfieldUse Hiking, Biking, Rollerblading Season Year round Surface Asphalt ROW Monon Railroad Website Indianapolis Monon Trail site;
Carmel Monon Trail siteThe Monon Trail is a rail trail in Indiana. It uses a portion of the Chicago-Indianapolis main line of the former Monon Railroad, which was abandoned between Indianapolis and Delphi, Indiana in 1987.
The trail serves both bicyclists and pedestrians. It runs from Indianapolis (passing through the Mapleton-Fall Creek, Meridian-Kessler, and Broad Ripple neighborhoods) into Carmel and Westfield, Indiana, a length of 16.7 miles (26.9 km). The 10.0 miles (16.1 km) of in Indianapolis were completed in 1999 and the 5.2 miles (8.4 km) in Carmel were opened between 2001 and 2002. The trail was extended 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into Westfield in the fall of 2008. In the City of Westfield, the trail has been extended north over the abandoned Monon right of way toward Sheridan, Indiana.[1]
The Monon is used by more than 4,000 people each day. The trail cost about $5.5 million to create.[2]
An approximate midpoint on the Monon Trail is located at 39°52′44″N 86°8′27″W / 39.87889°N 86.14083°WCoordinates: 39°52′44″N 86°8′27″W / 39.87889°N 86.14083°W.
See also
- Indianapolis Art Center sits along the Monon Trail
References
- ^ "Monon Greenway - Carmel". Indiana Trails. Greenways Foundation. http://www.indianatrails.org/Monon_Carmel.htm. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Price, Nelson (2004). Indianapolis Then & Now. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. pp. 131. ISBN 1-59223-208-6.
External links
State Parks 
Regional parks Eagle Creek • Garfield • Riverside • Sahm • Southeastway • Southwestway
Community parks Bethel • Broad Ripple • Brookside • Christian • Douglass • Ellenberger • Glenns Valley Nature • Holliday • JTV Hill • Krannert • Municipal Gardens • Northwestway • Perry • Post Road • Raymond (Indy Island) • Rhodius • Thatcher • Washington • Watkins • Windsor Village
Natural resource areas Skiles Test Nature Park
Downtown spaces Military Park • Obelisk Square • University Park
Waterways Eagle Creek • Fall Creek • Central Canal • Pleasant Run • Pogue's Run • White River
Trails Central Canal Towpath • Eagle Creek • Fall Creek • Little Buck Creek • Monon • Pennsy Rail • Pleasant Run • Pogue's Run • Town Run • White River/Wapahani
Zoological and botanical See also List of attractions and events in Indianapolis Categories:- Rail trails in Indiana
- Visitor attractions in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Protected areas of Hamilton County, Indiana
- Protected areas of Marion County, Indiana
- Transportation in Hamilton County, Indiana
- Transportation in Marion County, Indiana
- Indiana geography stubs
- United States trail stubs
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