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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
- 2.1 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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