AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Sunblest, IN. 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 mi797 – 824 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97308, -86.01112
Nearest town Sunblest, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 799–825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.97308, -86.01112

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 SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  8. 2.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 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-15-km-85ec

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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