Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Sunblest, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond. 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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Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 790–825 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97166, -86.00866
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Lantern Ridge Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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