Nickel Plate Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Nickel Plate Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Chateau Court, 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 800–849 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97197, -85.96371
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.6 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 N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NW.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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