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Indiana Dunes State Park

Johnson's Hill–Mount Miner, 5 beaches

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Johnson's Hill–Mount Miner, 5 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Dune Acres Station, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, Johnson's Hill and Devils Slide before reaching Mount Miner at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 689 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calumet Trail 41.63706, -87.08666
Nearest town Dune Acres Station, IN
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Johnson's Hill–Mount Miner, 5 beaches

5.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 583–688 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. 0.7 miPass Waverly Beach.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftPass Johnson's Hill.
  16. 50 ftPass Devils Slide.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miPass Mount Miner.
  19. 200 ftReach Johnson's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.8 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  30. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johnsons-hill-mount-miner-out-back-6-beaches

Trail surface

78% paved8% sand3% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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