ε In 0.24 Fe 1.76 O 3 nanowire arrays are investigated using superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry. It is established that the substitutional In impurity decreases the coercivity of the ε phase iron(III) oxide nanowires. At temperatures below 190 K, the magnetization and coercivity of the nanowires sharply drops due to rotation of the easy magnetization axis. The spin reorientation transition significantly reconstructs the electron spin resonance spectrum of the nanowires.