Nickel Plate Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Dawnbury, 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.
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Nickel Plate Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 743–817 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.86771, -86.12127
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 111 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto 62nd Street Multi Use Path, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 62nd Street Multi Use Path, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 62nd Street Multi Use Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- 62nd Street Multi Use Path 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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