Nickel Plate Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Berkley Ridge, 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.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 820 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93860, -86.03315
Nearest town Berkley Ridge, IN
Directions
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Nickel Plate Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 801–820 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93860, -86.03315
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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