North Shore Bike Path
7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Great Lakes, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Bike Path
7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 646–708 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.30629, -87.84648
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Great Lakes stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Great Lakes stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 12.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 12.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 11 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 11 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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