AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Dawnbury, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 817 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail 39.85511, -86.11276
Nearest town Dawnbury, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 762–817 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail · 39.85511, -86.11276

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 2.6 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 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/nickel-plate-trail-nickel-plate-trail-out-back-12-km-4402

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Dawnbury, Indiana