Mount Tom–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches
1.5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 35 min
Mount Tom–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches is a 1.5-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 Tom at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Tom–Dunes Nature Preserve Beach, 4 beaches
1.5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 35 min
Elevation 583–750 ft
Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.65836, -87.06069
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Waverly Beach.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto 10, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Dunes Nature Preserve Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 4 & 7, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto 8, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Mount Tom.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Waverly Beach & Calumet Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fort Hill–Waverly Beach, 3 beaches 1.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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