1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
3. 350 ftSharp right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
5. 2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
7. 2.4 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading W.
8. 0.5 miPass Minear Lake Beach.
9. 0.1 miPass Minear Lake.
10. 2.1 miPass Peterson Pond.
11. 50 ftPass North Bay.
12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Casey Trail, heading N.
13. 400 ftPass Dog Training Pond.
14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
16. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
18. 50 ftReach Minear Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
21. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading SW.
23. 2.9 miSharp left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
24. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
25. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
26. 2 miBear right, heading E.
27. 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
28. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
29. 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/minear-lake-north-bay-out-back-8-lakes-24-km