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Long Lake–West Beach, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 52 min

Long Lake–West Beach, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Ogden Dunes, IN. The route passes West Beach and Long Lake. It is mostly level, with 128 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 686 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Beach Trail 41.62129, -87.20972
Nearest town Ogden Dunes, IN
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Long Lake–West Beach, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 52 min

Elevation 601–686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Beach Trail · 41.62129, -87.20972

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Beach Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass West Beach.
  3. 0.3 miPass Long Lake.
  4. 0.2 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Long Lake Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto West Beach Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miArrive 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/long-lake-west-beach-out-back-4-sights-4-km

Trail surface

100% sand

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ogden Dunes, Indiana