Blue Trail & Everett Road Bike Path
6.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Blue Trail & Everett Road Bike Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Everett, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Trail & Everett Road Bike Path
6.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 648–699 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.22058, -87.87363
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Everett Road Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Everett Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Everett Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 364 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Everett Road Bike Path 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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