North Shore Bike Path

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 709 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.28005, -87.84601
Nearest town Lake Bluff, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 663–708 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.28005, -87.84601

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 51 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  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. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  14. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% paved13% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 51 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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