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 Fishers, 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 mi797 – 820 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95737, -86.01622
Nearest town Fishers, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 799–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95737, -86.01622

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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 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-f427

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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