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Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Mayflower Meadows, IN. The route reaches Lake Maxinhall. 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.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 787 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87045, -86.09140
Nearest town Mayflower Meadows, IN
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Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 748–787 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87045, -86.09140

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miPass Lake Maxinhall.
  6. 0.8 miReach Lake Maxinhall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-maxinhall-nickel-plate-trail-out-back-8-km-44a9

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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