Best hikes in Indiana Dunes State Park
Ambleway maps 14 hikes in Indiana Dunes State Park, from a 1.4-mile walk to a 7.9-mile day out. 11 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Johnson's Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches. The biggest climb is Mount Holden–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach Loop, 5 sights, gaining 241 ft, and the network tops out at 756 ft. One trailhead is within walking range of public transit.
- Barnett Hill–Paradise Valley, 5 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Gleason Heights–Barnett Hill, 8 beaches 6.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Fort Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 8 beaches 7.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Johnson's Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches 6 mi · ▲ 36 ft
- Mount Morse–Paradise Valley, 6 beaches 6.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–9, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 97 ft
- Waverly Beach–Porter Beach, 3 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- 10 Loop via 2 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mount Holden–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach Loop, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Waverly Beach Loop, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 68 ft
- Mount Tom–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach Loop, 3 beaches 1.4 mi · ▲ 154 ft
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- Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Calumet Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dunes Kankakee Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft