Nickel Plate Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Burberry Place, IN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 820 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95209, -86.03224
Nearest town Burberry Place, IN

Directions

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Nickel Plate Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 787–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95209, -86.03224

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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