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.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 689 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olde Half Day Road Bike Path 42.20175, -87.92905
Nearest town Half Day, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading W.
  10. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% paved6% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Olde Half Day stop 339 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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