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Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path is a 6-mile out-and-back in Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area near Riverwoods, 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 mi656 – 692 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17755, -87.90345
Nearest town Riverwoods, IL
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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 658–693 ft

Out & Back · Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.17755, -87.90345

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miReach Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lincolnshire-riverwoods-bike-path-lincolnshire-riverwoods-bike-path-out-back-10-km-7e7c

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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