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Dunes Nature Preserve

Mount Morse–Gleason Heights, 7 beaches

3.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Mount Morse–Gleason Heights, 7 beaches is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Dunes Nature Preserve near Furnessville, IN. The route passes Kemil Beach, Dunbar Beach, Dune Ridge Viewpoint and 4 more. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 666 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fairwater Avenue 41.68118, -87.00734
Nearest town Furnessville, IN
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Mount Morse–Gleason Heights, 7 beaches

3.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 587–665 ft

Out & Back · Dunes Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Fairwater Avenue · 41.68118, -87.00734

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Kemil Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Dunbar Beach.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dune Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass Dune Ridge Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftPass Gleason Heights.
  8. 350 ftPass Paradise Valley.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto 10, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miPass Mount Morse.
  11. 50 ftPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftReach Mount Morse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dune Ridge Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftArrive 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/mount-morse-gleason-heights-out-back-8-beaches-5-km

Trail surface

69% sand22% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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