Nickel Plate Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Millersville, IN. It is mostly level, with 26 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 776–817 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nickel Plate Trail · 39.86720, -86.09770
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.6 miReach Nickel Plate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Nickel Plate Trail Trailhead
- Lake Maxinhall & Nickel Plate Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- 62nd Street Multi Use Path 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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