OUTDOOR DuIndiananes ADVENTURES Beaches & Beyond TOP 15 TRAILS

8 West Beach & Succession

Lake Michigan 0.5 mi Dune Succession Trail Loop 0.9 mi 0.2 mi 0.1 mi TOP P West Beach Trail Loop 1.4 mi Long Lake 0.2 mi 0.6 mi Trail Loop 0.1 mi 1.6 mi P 0.8 mi 0.3 mi

County Line Rd. Long Lake

Entrance 0.5 mi

Marquette 12 Michigan City 20.3 mi Trail Gary 7.7 mi

Find more trails as well as parks, gardens Trail length: 3.6+ miles total, 3 loop trails ranging from 1 15and more on the Beaches & Beyond Outdoor mile to 1.6 miles long. Description: Discover four stages of dune development, Adventures Map. Just flip up this page to start hike through oak savanna and sand prairie, and be sure to mapping out your next outdoor adventure! check out the wetland viewing platform.

9 Tolleston Trail 14 Imagination Glen Park

12 The Log Jam The 7 Hills P

Dark Side 12 MARSH (Advanced) Salt C Experienced Inland Marsh reek Overlook mountain bike riders only. P 0.4 mi Shelter P OPEN FIELD Trail MARSH Head 0.4 mi Main Kiosk Shelter 0.2 mi

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R 149 1.0 mi 0.4 mi

Iron Horse Heritage Trail McCool McCool

Trail length: 2.6+ miles, several trails. Trail length: 10-mile bike trail, and access to several miles Description: The Tolleston Dunes formed about 10,000 of paved trails. years ago when was 25 feet higher than it is Description: The Outback Mountain Bike Trail winds today. The trail passes through wetlands and oak savanna, through the park’s rugged terrain. It’s also available for making it a great spot for birding. hikers, runners, and birdwatchers. From here you can access the paved Iron Horse Heritage Trail (5+ miles) and paved Prairie Duneland Trail (9 miles).

DUNE ACRES 16 Little Calumet River Trail 18 (private property) Cowles Bailly 0.2 mi Bog Cemetery 0.4 mi Trailhead 12 0.3 mi P P Headquarters 0.5 mi Complex Oak Hill Rd. Mineral Springs Rd.

0.5 mi Rd . 0.1 mi 0.3 mi 0.2 mi 0.8 mi 0.2 mi LIttle Calumet Sp ri ng s

River Trail l 0.3 mi 0.1 mi a 0.3 mi r 0.6 mi e Bailly/ Chellberg 0.3 mi

Indiana P Farm Greenbelt Mi n Chellberg NIPSCO Dunes Trails Bailly/ Trailhead t 1.0 mi Environmental Chellberg Property ume Visitor Center Cal il Center P Tra P 0.9 mi

Litt er le Calu iv met R 12 P 20 0.9 mi

Trail length: 2.1+ miles, several trails. Trail length: 4.5+ miles, several trails . Description: Explore wetlands, prairies, and forest habitats Description: Pass through wooded dunes and wetlands surrounding the Little Calumet River. Trails wind through until you reach a quiet beach on Lake Michigan. This trail Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm, providing a glimpse has an ecologically rich landscape that offers excellent of Northwest ’s settlement history. plant and wildlife viewing. 20 Indiana Dunes State Park 25 Glenwood Dunes Trail Visitor Center P

10 4 Mt. Holden Lake Michigan 0.4 mi 8 7 8 4 8 0.1 mi 12 Mt. Tom 8 Mt. Jackson 0.4 mi

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Devil’s Side R 0.6 mi 8 P 4 7 0.7 mi Nature Kemil P Center 0.1 mi d 0.3 mi e Ro a 0.4 mi l 0.3 mi a e

T Furnessville Road t 0.1 mi t P Shelter t 0.3 mi 0.2 mi 0.3 mi 20 Gate 275 Ea s 200 Ea s 150 Ea s P House 0.3 mi 0.3 mi 0.5 mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi # Trail Number 49 Entrance 0.6 mi

Trail length: 16.5+ miles total, 7 loop trails ranging from 0.25 Trail length: 9.5+ miles, several trails. to 5.5 miles long; comprehensive map available at property. Description: Cross over two ancient dune ridges created as Description: Traverse varied habitats, including wetlands, Lake Michigan receded 11,000 years ago. Horseback riding Lake Michigan beaches, dunes and woodlands. is permitted on this trail from March-December.

38 Red Mill County Park 23 Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve

Holmesville Rd. Round .27 mi Lake

.30 mi Sidewalk Rd. (1050 North) Enter or exit from . Main PP Entrance P Nature Preserve 49 northbound e D r lane only Coffee Creek Kel l 2.5 mi Life Center Chesterton Amphitheater Pavilion 49 t

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V Weir Bridge W n Creek P so Overlook n Trail length: 3.5+ miles, several trails . Description: This park encompasses a 108-acre nature Dicki preserve with 2.5 miles of hiking trails (no biking permitted Trellis Voyage Overlook here). On the west side of the park, multi-use trails Blvd. accommodate biking and hiking. t oi n P

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Gate T House P P NO SWIMMING IN Shelter Shelter Gateway Blvd. Concession Stand Loomis Lake 90 Campbell St r Accessible Fishing Pier P Shelter Trail length: 5.5+ miles, several trails. Trail length: 2.5+ miles, several trails. Description: Meander through a mix of restored prairie, Description: Paved trails are ideal for biking, running or creek, wetlands, and woodlands. Carefully constructed in-line skating. Additionally, Lakewood Link connects trails were designed to accommodate visitors while Rogers-Lakewood Park to Foundation Meadows. protecting the habitats through which the trails pass. 4 Miller Woods 54 Deep River County Park

County Line Rd

Canoe Launch

0.2 mi P 0.1 mi Deep River Marsh P Overlook 0.2 mi 0.1 mi P Environmental Center Entrance 0.5 mi

To U.S. 12

Lake St.

P Visitor Center Entrance

Trail length: 1.1 miles, several trails Trail length: 7+ miles, several trails. Description: Naturally surfaced trails and boardwalk Description: Naturally surfaced trails along Deep River pass through the oak savanna, open dunes, and pond connect the park’s historic areas with a picnic/playground habitats of Miller Woods. area, the RC model airplane field, and Big Maple Lake (north of Ainsworth Road).

41 Sunset Hill Farm County Park 55 Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 100 North Visitor Entrance

6 Railway Garden Heron Pond/ & Depot Meyer Pavilion 500 West 500 0.4 P Native Plant Garden Hitz Family Rose Garden Main 1.5 mi Entrance Window on P the Wetland

0.6 mi Murray Woods

Amphitheater Trail length: 3+ miles, several trails.

Description: Explore formal gardens, restored prairie,

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56 Stoney Run County Park

137th Avenue Park Perimeter Office Trail Natural Area

Fitness Trail Perimeter Trail

Marsh Natural Area P Shelter Nature Trail

Rough Pond P Entrance County Road 700 N Gate 145th Avenue 142nd Avenue

Trail length: 10+ miles, several trails. Trail length: 8+ miles, several trails. Description: Meander through the park’s woodlands, Description: Wind through the park’s woodlands meadows, and wetlands. The park has also marked out 5K, and meadows. The park’s perimeter trail is 5-mile, and 10K routes through the property for the many open to horseback riding. Trails are groomed people who come here to run. for skiing in winter. Ski rentals available.