Nickel Plate Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve near Northfield Estates, 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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Nickel Plate Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 799–820 ft
Out & Back · Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Dragonfly Trail · 39.93773, -86.03735
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Dragonfly Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blackbird Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading W.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Dragonfly Trail Trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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