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Nickel Plate Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 4-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 – 824 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94023, -86.03312
Nearest town Berkley Ridge, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 801–823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94023, -86.03312

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 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 S.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 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-7c4f

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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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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