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.
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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
- Start on Calumet Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto 3, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Waverly Beach.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Fort Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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