Nickel Plate Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Cedar Cove, 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.
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Nickel Plate Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 769–823 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.92716, -86.06501
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Nickel Plate Railroad 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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