Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area
Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path & Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path & Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path is a 5-mile out-and-back in Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area near Lincolnshire, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 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 & Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 650–690 ft
Out & Back · Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.17921, -87.91206
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading N.
- 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 left onto Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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