Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Half Day, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 637–690 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Olde Half Day Road Bike Path · 42.20175, -87.92905
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading W.
- 350 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Olde Half Day Road Bike Path Trailhead
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path & Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Wolf Slough & Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Indian Creek via Des Plaines River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Anthony Adams tree & Half Day Pond via Des Plaines River Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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