Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Mayflower Meadows, IN. The route reaches Lake Maxinhall at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 753–787 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.87045, -86.09140
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Lake Maxinhall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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