Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Sandstone Lakes, IN. The route reaches Wooded Area at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 801–849 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96870, -85.94244
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 39% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nickel Plate Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Wooded Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nickel Plate Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Nickel Plate Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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