North Shore Bike Path
8.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 48 min
North Shore Bike Path is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 709 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28722, -87.84614
Nearest town Lake Bluff, IL
Directions
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North Shore Bike Path
8.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 663–710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.28722, -87.84614
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2 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 W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
58% paved7% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 8.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 8.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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