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Lantern Ridge Pond & Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Lantern Ridge Pond & Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Lantern Crossing, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 837 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92757, -86.01618
Nearest town Lantern Crossing, IN
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Lantern Ridge Pond & Cheeney Creek Trail via Nickel Plate Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 790–836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.92757, -86.01618

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miPass Lantern Ridge Pond.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 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/lantern-ridge-pond-lantern-ridge-pond-out-back-3-lakes-12-km-3e56

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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