Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Kemil Beach, 4 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Kemil Beach, 4 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route passes Dunes Nature Preserve Beach and Dunes Nature Preserve Beach before reaching Kemil Beach at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Kemil Beach, 4 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 583–687 ft
Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park
Trailhead: Nature Center Trail · 41.65952, -87.05128
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Nature Center Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 8, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 10, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 9, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Prevent Erosion Keep Off, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10, heading NW.
- 1.8 miPass Kemil Beach.
- 150 ftReach Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Prevent Erosion Keep Off, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto 9, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto 10, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 8, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nature Center Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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