Greenbelt Forest Preserve

14th Street Bike Path

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

14th Street Bike Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Forest Preserve near North Chicago, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 719 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.32513, -87.84682
Nearest town North Chicago, IL

Directions

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14th Street Bike Path

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 650–717 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.32513, -87.84682

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Commonwealth & Martin Luther King Jr Drive stop 666 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto 14th Street Bike Path, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach 14th Street Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Commonwealth & Martin Luther King Jr Drive stop 666 m from the trailhead