Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Sunblest Farms, IN. The route reaches Lantern Ridge Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 824 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96334, -86.02028
Nearest town Sunblest Farms, IN

Directions

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Lantern Ridge Pond via Nickel Plate Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Elevation 805–825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96334, -86.02028

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Lantern Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:30 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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