Nickel Plate Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.6-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 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Nickel Plate Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Elevation 774–805 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. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 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 surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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