Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Lake Bluff Pond & Robert McClory Bike Path
13.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Lake Bluff Pond & Robert McClory Bike Path is a 13.9-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 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Bluff Pond & Robert McClory Bike Path
13.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 666–708 ft
Out & Back · Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Trailhead: 42.27289, -87.85936
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Bluff Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Bluff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 5 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Lake Bluff Pond via North Shore Bike Path 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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