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Indiana Dunes State Park

Mount Holden–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches

3.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Mount Holden–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach and Dunes Nature Preserve Beach before reaching Mount Holden at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Calumet Trail 41.64452, -87.06243
Nearest town Tremont, IN
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Mount Holden–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches

3.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 586–749 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: Calumet Trail · 41.64452, -87.06243

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

Transit-accessible: Dune Park stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Calumet Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miPass Waverly Beach.
  4. 350 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 NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto 10, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto 4 & 7, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miReach Mount Holden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto 10, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.8 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  29. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-holden-dunes-nature-preserve-beach-out-back-5-beaches-5-km

Trail surface

58% paved31% sand6% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dune Park stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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