Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Millersville, IN. The route reaches Lake Maxinhall. It is mostly level, with 26 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 748–778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail · 39.86870, -86.09615
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miPass Lake Maxinhall.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Maxinhall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Nickel Plate Trail Trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- 62nd Street Multi Use Path 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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