MCT Nickel Plate Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min
MCT Nickel Plate Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Alhambra, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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MCT Nickel Plate Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 520–562 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: MCT Nickel Plate Trail · 38.88456, -89.73662
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on MCT Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 4.8 miReach MCT Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 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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