Nickel Plate Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Berkley Ridge, 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 – 820 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94347, -86.02209
Nearest town Berkley Ridge, IN

Directions

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Nickel Plate Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 801–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94347, -86.02209

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 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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