Nickel Plate Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Broad Ripple, IN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nickel Plate Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 731–749 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.84025, -86.11978
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 173 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 173 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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