AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Hills, 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 mi794 – 820 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92717, -86.05065
Nearest town Hamilton Hills, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 795–821 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.92717, -86.05065

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nickel-plate-trail-out-back-6-km-1bad

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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