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Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve

Nickel Plate Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve 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 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail 39.95591, -86.01732
Nearest town Fishers, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 798–820 ft

Out & Back · Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail · 39.95591, -86.01732

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 on Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blackbird Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 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-7-km-d52b

Trail surface

92% paved4% grass4% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 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.

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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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