Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Sunblest, 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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Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 794–825 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97165, -86.01091
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Cheeney Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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