Nickel Plate Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve 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.
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Nickel Plate Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 787–820 ft
Out & Back · Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blackbird Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nickel Plate Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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