Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 3.5-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 mi659 – 696 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19904, -87.93417
Nearest town Half Day, IL

Directions

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Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 659–697 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.19904, -87.93417

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Arboretum Way, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Half Day Road Bike Paths, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 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

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 203 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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