AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Bluffton, IN. The route passes Kayak Launch & Beach Area before reaching Fishing Beach at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 814 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72858, -85.13607
Nearest town Bluffton, IN
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Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 799–814 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.72858, -85.13607

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:27 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Bike Trail North, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Kayak Launch & Beach Area.
  3. 0.8 miPass Fishing Beach.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail South Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail North West Loop, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Fishing Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Mountain Bike Trail South Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail North, heading S.
  9. 0.8 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/fishing-beach-fishing-beach-out-back-5-beaches-3-km-5a3c

Weather

Sunrise 7:27 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bluffton, Indiana