Lyons Woods Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 669 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36377, -87.84638
Nearest town Waukegan, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 3.1 miTurn left onto Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Lyons Woods Forest Preserve Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 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 surface

74% paved26% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Jackson stop 476 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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