Nickel Plate Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Nickel Plate Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Billericay Park near Ashwood, 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
8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 800–839 ft
Out & Back · Billericay Park
Trailhead: 39.97562, -85.96501
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 41% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 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 8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail 5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond 5.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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