Mt. Baldy, Indiana Dunes National Park

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
4/10/2024	1.8 miles	1 hour 15 minutes	38'	1.5 mph	247.4 miles

Parking: 

• 101 Rice Street (U.S. Highway 12), Michigan City, IN

Map:

• Provided at Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center

Directions:

• Take trail from the parking lot to the beach. Walk along the beach. Return the same way.

This hike was listed as moderate and rugged. It was actually really easy. They call the dunes "mountains" here, lol. The dunes move though, so maybe some years the hike is harder than others? There were 2 ways down to the beach. We took the harder way, which was still easy. The trail cut diagonally across the dune, so you didn't have to hike straight up or down it. We had the beach mostly to ourselves. We hiked west along the beach until we reached a river which crossed the beach. We didn't want to wade through it, so we turned around at that point.

Dune view from the parking lot

This steep area is restricted.

Coal cooling tower

Diagonal trail down the dune

He was not happy with this pose.
We tried to get him to jump up and balance on the log.

River crossing the beach.

Trying to find a river crossing.