Mount Morse–Paradise Valley, 6 beaches
6.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Mount Morse–Paradise Valley, 6 beaches is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route passes Waverly Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, Dunes Nature Preserve Beach and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Morse–Paradise Valley, 6 beaches
6.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 583–665 ft
Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.66135, -87.06342
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 68°F / low 60° · precip 96% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Waverly Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto 10, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 0.9 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 1.6 miPass Mount Morse.
- 50 ftPass Kemil Beach.
- 50 ftPass Paradise Valley.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Mount Morse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Waverly Beach & Calumet Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Johnson's Hill–Mount Tom, 6 beaches 1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- Dunes Nature Preserve Beach–Waverly Beach Loop, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 68 ft
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