Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Lake Bluff Pond via North Shore Bike Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Lake Bluff Pond via North Shore Bike Path is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve near Skokie Junction, IL. The route reaches Lake Bluff Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Bluff Pond via North Shore Bike Path
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 663–701 ft
Out & Back · Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Trailhead: 42.27289, -87.85936
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Bluff Pond.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Lake Bluff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lake Bluff Pond & Robert McClory Bike Path 13.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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