Nickel Plate Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr
Nickel Plate Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Gray Eagle, IN. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 850 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96362, -85.93671
Nearest town Gray Eagle, IN
Directions
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Nickel Plate Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 800–849 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96362, -85.93671
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, 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 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 NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, 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.
Trail surface
95% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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