North Shore Bike Path
7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 22 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 7-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Bike Path
7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 663–708 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.27939, -87.85153
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 414 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 414 m from the trailhead
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