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Indiana Dunes State Park

Mount Morse–Mount Tom, 9 beaches

7.6 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Mount Morse–Mount Tom, 9 beaches is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach, Mount Tom, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach and 7 more before reaching Kemil Beach at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 364 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 748 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65779, -87.05525
Nearest town Tremont, IN
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Mount Morse–Mount Tom, 9 beaches

7.6 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 583–749 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: 41.65779, -87.05525

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto 4, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miPass Waverly Beach.
  6. 400 ftPass Mount Tom.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto 4 & 8, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto 8, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  10. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto 4 & 7, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto 10, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
  14. 1.6 miPass Mount Morse.
  15. 50 ftPass Kemil Beach.
  16. 50 ftPass Paradise Valley.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dune Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftPass Dune Ridge Viewpoint.
  20. 50 ftPass Gleason Heights.
  21. 0.3 miPass Dunbar Beach.
  22. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftPass Kemil Beach.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto West Fairwater Avenue, heading N.
  25. 150 ftReach Mount Morse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dune Ridge Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto 10, heading S.
  30. 2.7 miTurn left onto 4 & 7, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 400 ftSharp left onto 8, heading SW.
  33. 450 ftTurn right onto 4 & 8, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto 4, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 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-mount-tom-out-back-11-beaches-12-km

Trail surface

75% sand15% dirt3% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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