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.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 824 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93706, -86.03300
Nearest town Berkley Ridge, IN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sahm Park Connector, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Sahm Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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.

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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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