AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nickel Plate Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Mayflower Meadows, IN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 817 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87045, -86.09140
Nearest town Mayflower Meadows, IN
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Nickel Plate Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 784–817 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87045, -86.09140

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.2 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftArrive 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-ef99

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 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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