Nickel Plate Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Nickel Plate Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Quaker Ridge, IN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi778 – 827 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94167, -85.98773
Nearest town Quaker Ridge, IN
Directions
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Nickel Plate Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 777–828 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.94167, -85.98773
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
89% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:32 AMSunset 7:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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