Nickel Plate Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Lakeside Green, 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 mi774 – 833 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92939, -85.99504
Nearest town Lakeside Green, IN
Directions
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Nickel Plate Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 773–835 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.92939, -85.99504
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% paved13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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