Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail
8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Dawnbury, IN. The route reaches Lake Maxinhall. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail
8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 753–817 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.85265, -86.11591
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 85°F / low 65° · precip 33% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Maxinhall.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.6 miReach Lake Maxinhall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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