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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Cheeney Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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