Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 4.6-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 Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 659–697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Olde Half Day Road Bike Path · 42.19828, -87.93627
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 360 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Arboretum Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Buffalo Grove Road Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Arboretum Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Half Day Road Bike Paths, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Olde Half Day Road Bike Path, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Half Day stop 360 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Olde Half Day Road Bike Path Trailhead
- Prairie Road Bike Path via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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