AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Billericay Park

Nickel Plate Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Nickel Plate Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Billericay Park near Ashwood, 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.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 840 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97574, -85.96748
Nearest town Ashwood, IN
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Nickel Plate Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 800–839 ft

Out & Back · Billericay Park

Trailhead: 39.97574, -85.96748

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 SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  21. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nickel-plate-trail-out-back-13-km-72e4

Trail surface

91% paved1% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Ashwood, Indiana