Joe Dits, the popular South Bend Tribune columnist, has unearthed another cyclist’s and walker’s gem: the Nickle Plate Trail. This 13-mile rail-trail extends from Peru (about 65 miles south of South Bend, Ind. and 68 miles north of Indianapolis) to Cassville, a dot on the map just north of Kokomo.
Here are two helpful links:
The original South Bend Tribune story.
The Nickle Plate website.
A google map of the trail:[googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116700036257869254835.0004749628d3db1e6efb1&ll=40.649788,-86.10745&spn=0.179219,0.027723&output=embed&w=425&h=350]