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MCT Nickel Plate Trail

10 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 22 min

MCT Nickel Plate Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Kaufman, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 551 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MCT Nickel Plate Trail 38.84587, -89.81019
Nearest town Kaufman, IL
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MCT Nickel Plate Trail

10 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 479–553 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: MCT Nickel Plate Trail · 38.84587, -89.81019

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on MCT Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  2. 5.1 miReach MCT Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.9 miArrive 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/mct-nickel-plate-trail-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

99% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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