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Indiana Dunes State Park

Barnett Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches

9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Barnett Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches is a 9-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Dune Acres Station, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach and Dunes Nature Preserve Beach before reaching Barnett Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calumet Trail 41.63706, -87.08666
Nearest town Dune Acres Station, IN
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Barnett Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches

9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 586–687 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: Calumet Trail · 41.63706, -87.08666

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Calumet Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miPass Waverly Beach.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto 10, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  16. 0.9 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right onto Prevent Erosion Keep Off, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto 9, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miReach Barnett Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.7 miBear left onto Prevent Erosion Keep Off, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto 10, heading SW.
  28. 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  38. 0.8 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  39. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barnett-hill-dunes-nature-preserve-beach-out-back-7-beaches-15-km

Trail surface

51% paved31% sand13% dirt2% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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