Nickel Plate Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve near Sunblest Farms, 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.
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Nickel Plate Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 799–824 ft
Out & Back · Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.96519, -86.02097
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blackbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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