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.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 824 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97165, -86.01091
Nearest town Sunblest, IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach Cheeney Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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