Fort Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 8 beaches is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Furnessville, IN. The route passes Kemil Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach and 3 more before reaching Porter Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Fort Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 8 beaches
7.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 583–656 ft
Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.68145, -87.00971
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kemil Beach.
- 50 ftPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 10, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 1.3 miPass Waverly Beach.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 3, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Bird Observation Platform.
- 50 ftPass Porter Beach.
- 350 ftReach Fort Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto 10, heading N.
- 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
More from this trailhead
- Johnson's Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 5 beaches 6 mi · ▲ 36 ft
- Mount Tom–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Barnett Hill–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 3 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 69 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Furnessville, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Furnessville, Indiana