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Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Heritage Meadows, IN. The route reaches Sahm Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.7 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 – 837 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94198, -86.01600
Nearest town Heritage Meadows, IN
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Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 801–836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94198, -86.01600

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sahm Park Connector, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Sahm Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nickel Plate Railroad, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 500 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/sahm-park-beach-nickel-plate-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-cd95

Trail surface

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:31 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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