About hiking in Porter County

Porter County, Indiana has 94 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 148 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Dunes Long Trail Alternates, at 12.1 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Porter County are like

By length, 60 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Tolleston Dunes Short Loop, at 1.0 mile.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 76 easy and 18 moderate. Of the 94 with measured elevation, Trail 10 climbs the most, about 658 ft.

All 94 hiking trails, longest first

Dunes Long Trail AlternatesHike12.1 mi Glenwood Dunes TrailsHike10.3 mi DLT n - Howe Rd to BroadwayHike10.3 mi Cowles Bog TrailHike8.3 mi DLT j - Midwest to HoweHike7.3 mi Glenwood Dunes TrailHike6.6 mi Trail 10Hike5.7 mi Little Calumet River TrailHike5.2 mi DLT p - Broadway to Mt. BaldyHike4.2 mi West Beach Trail - Three LoopsHike3.8 mi Tolleston Dunes TrailHike3.1 mi Burns Harbor TrailsHikeMTB3.1 mi DLT h - N. Lake to Midwest RdHike3.0 mi Trail 2Hike2.9 mi Trail 9Hike2.8 mi Bailley / Chellberg TrailHike2.5 mi Green Belt TrailHike2.2 mi Brickyard TrailHike1.9 mi Dunewood TraceHike1.8 mi Trail 1Hike1.7 mi Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk TrailHike1.6 mi Bluebird TrailHike1.6 mi Woodcock TrailHike1.6 mi Heron Rookery TrailHike1.6 mi Trail 3Hike1.5 mi Long Lake TrailHike1.5 mi Keith Richard Walner Nature Preserve Hiking TrailHike1.4 mi Rich's RevengeHike1.3 mi Glenwood Dunes ExtensionHike1.2 mi West Beach TrailHike1.2 mi Trail 8Hike1.2 mi Pheasant TrailHike1.2 mi Prevent Erosion Keep OffHike1.1 mi Tolleston Dunes Short LoopHike1.0 mi Tolleston Dunes Long LoopHike1.0 mi Greenbelt TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Veterans Memorial TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bailly/Chellberg TrailsHike0.9 mi Far Creek RunHike0.9 mi Vale Park PathwayHike0.9 mi Great Marsh TrailHike0.9 mi Trail 4Hike0.8 mi Beach TrailHike0.8 mi Trail 7Hike0.8 mi Sand Track Walking TrailHike0.8 mi Near Creek RunHike0.8 mi DaytonaHikeMTB0.8 mi Charing-Bellevue TrailHike0.8 mi Marquette GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Camino MadrigalHike0.7 mi Broken ArrowHike0.7 mi Goldfinch TrailHike0.7 mi Dune Ridge TrailHike0.7 mi Dune Succession TrailHike0.6 mi Lakewood PathwayHikeMTB0.6 mi Clifford's WayHikeMTB0.6 mi Cardinal TrailHike0.6 mi BasementHike0.6 mi Log JamHike0.6 mi RiverwalkHike0.6 mi Owl TrailHike0.5 mi HinterlandsHike0.5 mi Calumet Dunes TrailHike0.5 mi Spaghetti HillHikeMTB0.5 mi Roller CoasterHike0.4 mi Speedy RidgeHike0.4 mi SwitchbackHike0.4 mi Trailer RunHike0.4 mi Trail 2 BoardwalkHike0.4 mi Butterfly Park PathHike0.4 mi Trail 5Hike0.4 mi Bobal RidgeHike0.4 mi Nature Center TrailHike0.4 mi Valley AvenueHike0.3 mi McAllister Prairie TrailHike0.3 mi Heron TrailHike0.3 mi Teenage WastelandHike0.3 mi Cattail / Kid's LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi PeninsulaHike0.3 mi Trail 6Hike0.3 mi Hinterland ConnectorHike0.2 mi Shelter SkelterHikeMTB0.2 mi Central AvenueHike0.2 mi Practice LoopHike0.2 mi Bogata ConnectorHike0.2 mi EZ StreetHikeMTB0.2 mi PipelineHike0.2 mi Trail 10 BoardwalkHike0.1 mi EZ Street / Kid's LoopHikeMTB0.1 mi The BalconyHike0.1 mi Rosetta AvenueHike0.1 mi HeenanHike0.1 mi Evergreen AvenueHike0.1 mi Coaster RollersHike0.1 mi

← All Porter County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.