| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation Gain |
Average Moving Time |
Year to Date Miles |
| 4/10/2024 |
4.2 miles |
2 hours 14 minutes |
110' |
2.2 mph |
245.6 miles |
Parking:
- North of U.S. Highway 20 on Mineral Springs Road, Porter, IN
Map:- Provided at Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center
Directions:- Counterclockwise loop. Head towards Chellberg Farm. Cross Oak Hill Road and hike to Bailly Cemetery. Return back to loop trail, crossing Oak Hill Road again. Cross Howe Rd. and loop around the Dunes Learning Center. Cross the Mnoke Prairie. Turn left on Howe Road. Turn right to see Bailly Homestead. Continue along the trail back to parking lot.
Our second hike of the day, close to Cowles Bog Trail, so nice to combine them. This hike passes by Chellberg Farm, which highlights the Swedes who moved to this area. We continued on to the Bailly Cemetery. A large structure, so we assume they were quite wealthy. Lots of today's hike was very, very muddy. Lots of slipping and sliding. We liked the Mnoke Prairie - it was dry :) The Bailly Homestead site had some information about the family - they were fur traders.
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| Cut-leaved Toothwort |
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| Chellberg Farm |
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| Purple Cress |
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| Bailly Cemetery |
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Notice the backwards N.
I don't know why, but I've read that backwards N's and S's are common on gravestones. |
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| A welcome boardwalk - great to get off the muddy trails. |
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| Mnoke Prairie Trail |
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| Bailly Homestead - closed for restoration |
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| White Fawnlily |
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