Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Billericay Park near Chateau Court, IN. The route reaches Wooded Area 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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Wooded Area via Nickel Plate Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 801–839 ft
Out & Back · Billericay Park
Trailhead: 39.97358, -85.96568
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 40% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:30 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 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.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nickel Plate Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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