North Shore Bike Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Skokie Junction, 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
6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 663–703 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.27894, -87.85741
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 100 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 NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
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