Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail via Robert McClory Bike Path
7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail via Robert McClory Bike Path is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lyons Woods Forest Preserve near Waukegan, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail via Robert McClory Bike Path
7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 642–670 ft
Out & Back · Lyons Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.36377, -87.84638
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Washington & Jackson stop 476 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Washington & Jackson stop 476 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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