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Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path

8.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area near Lincolnshire, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 692 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18311, -87.91809
Nearest town Lincolnshire, IL
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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path

8.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 637–693 ft

Out & Back · Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.18311, -87.91809

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

Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Aptakisic stop 683 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miReach Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 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-13-km-c5b0

Trail surface

64% paved22% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Milwaukee & Aptakisic stop 683 m from the trailhead

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