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Indiana Dunes State Park

Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Indiana Dunes State Park near Tremont, IN. The route reaches Waverly Beach. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 692 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65901, -87.05421
Nearest town Tremont, IN
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Waverly Beach & Dunes Kankakee Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 584–691 ft

Out & Back · Indiana Dunes State Park

Trailhead: 41.65901, -87.05421

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Waverly Beach.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto North 25 East, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach Waverly Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Wilson Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto North 25 East, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunes Kankakee Trail, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waverly-beach-dunes-kankakee-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

86% paved6% sand5% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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