Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Berkley Ridge, IN. The route reaches Sahm Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles 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.
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Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 802–823 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93706, -86.03300
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sahm Park Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Sahm Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 7:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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