Nickel Plate Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Nickel Plate Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Sandstone Lakes, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 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
11.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 800–849 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97949, -85.94255
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 39% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 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 W.
- 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 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 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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