Indiana Dunes State Park

Fort Hill–Waverly Beach, 3 beaches

5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Fort Hill–Waverly Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Dune Acres Station, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach before reaching Fort Hill at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 656 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calumet Trail 41.63706, -87.08666
Nearest town Dune Acres Station, IN

Directions

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Fort Hill–Waverly Beach, 3 beaches

5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 593–656 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: Calumet Trail · 41.63706, -87.08666

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Calumet Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto 3, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miPass Waverly Beach.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Fort Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.4 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

78% paved4% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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