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Indiana Dunes State Park

Waverly Beach & Calumet Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Waverly Beach & Calumet Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route reaches Waverly Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 617 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65802, -87.05595
Nearest town Tremont, IN
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Waverly Beach & Calumet Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 584–617 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: 41.65802, -87.05595

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 W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Waverly Beach.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miBear left onto Calumet Trail, heading S.
  14. 4.5 miReach Waverly Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 4.5 miBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waverly-beach-calumet-trail-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

77% gravel17% paved3% sand2% boardwalk1% 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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