Nickel Plate Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Sweetbriar, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 830 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97916, -85.98708
Nearest town Sweetbriar, IN

Directions

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Nickel Plate Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 796–828 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.97916, -85.98708

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  10. 2.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  12. 2.1 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 2.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 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

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash