Nickel Plate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Heritage Meadows, 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.
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Directions
Nickel Plate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 801–820 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: RealAmerica Boulevard · 39.94452, -86.02005
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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