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Indiana Dunes State Park

Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Waverly Beach, 4 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Waverly Beach, 4 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach and Dunes Nature Preserve Beach before reaching Dunes Nature Preserve Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 676 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calumet Trail 41.64452, -87.06243
Nearest town Tremont, IN
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Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Waverly Beach, 4 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 586–676 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: Calumet Trail · 41.64452, -87.06243

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

Transit-accessible: Dune Park stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Calumet Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miPass Waverly Beach.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto 10, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto 4 & 7, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear left onto 7, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nature Center Trail, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto 8, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto 10, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto 9, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miReach Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.4 miBear right onto 10, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto 8, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Nature Center Trail, heading SW.
  28. 450 ftTurn right onto 7, heading SW.
  29. 0.5 miBear right onto 4 & 7, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto 10, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  33. 500 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  40. 0.8 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  41. 400 ftArrive 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/dunes-nature-preserve-beach-waverly-beach-out-back-6-beaches-8-km

Trail surface

39% paved33% dirt15% sand4% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dune Park stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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