AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Olio, IN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 850 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.97258, -85.91895
Nearest town Olio, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 800–849 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.97258, -85.91895

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  19. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.8 miArrive 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-21-km-517a

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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