AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Mayflower Meadows, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 807 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail 39.88033, -86.07781
Nearest town Mayflower Meadows, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 776–805 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail · 39.88033, -86.07781

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nickel-plate-trail-out-back-4-km-0498

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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