AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Shore Bike Path

7.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 36 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 709 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28231, -87.84598
Nearest town Lake Bluff, IL
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North Shore Bike Path

7.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 663–710 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.28231, -87.84598

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 300 ftSharp right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  16. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 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/north-shore-bike-path-out-back-12-km-6df2

Trail surface

54% paved8% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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