Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Sahm Park Beach–Nickel Plate Trail, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Valley Farms Estates, IN. The route reaches Sahm Park Beach at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 783–828 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.94328, -85.99459
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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.
- 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 NE.
- 100 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 left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nickel Plate Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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