Nickel Plate Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Sterling Green, 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.
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Nickel Plate Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 800–827 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98084, -85.99503
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lantern Ridge Pond 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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