MCT Nickel Plate Trail
Length: 28.5 miles
Surface: Asphalt/limestone
Parking: Longfellow Rd. & Rte. 159, LCCC N.O. Nelson campus, Longfellow & Nelson
Aves., County Highway building (Edwardsville); Miner Park, Glen Carbon Park & Ride Lot at IL-157
(Glen Carbon)
Location: S. Main St in New Douglas to Old Edwardsville Rd. in Pontoon Beach
Features: A combination of woods and farmland, with access to parks, neighborhoods and historic districts
in both Edwardsville and Glen Carbon
Points of Interest: Edwardsville Township Park, Glen Carbon Miner Park, LCCC N.O. Nelson Campus, Edwardsville Children's Museum, Alhambra Fireman and Legion Park
Trail Connections: MCT Nature Trail, MCT Quercus Grove Trail, MCT Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail
We are pleased to announce the completion of the Glen Carbon Historic Interpretive Signs project. You'll find the signs along the Heritage and Nickel Plate trails. Below is a map with numbers indicating where the signs are located. Click on the numbers on the map to get a bit of history about that area.