AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bluffton, IN. The route passes Fishing Beach before reaching Kayak Launch & Beach Area at the turnaround, 0.9 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 – 817 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail North West Loop 40.73449, -85.14839
Nearest town Bluffton, IN
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Fishing Beach–Kayak Launch & Beach Area, 3 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 799–816 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail North West Loop · 40.73449, -85.14839

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

  1. Start on Mountain Bike Trail North West Loop, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Fishing Beach.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail North, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miPass Kayak Launch & Beach Area.
  5. 350 ftReach Fishing Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail North West Loop, heading NW.
  7. 50 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/fishing-beach-fishing-beach-out-back-5-beaches-3-km-849a

Weather

Sunrise 7:27 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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