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Billericay Park

Nickel Plate Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Nickel Plate Trail is an 8.2-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.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 840 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97555, -85.96284
Nearest town Ashwood, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 800–839 ft

Out & Back · Billericay Park

Trailhead: 39.97555, -85.96284

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nickel-plate-trail-out-back-13-km-4fb8

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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