Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Liberty Lake via North Shore Bike Path
7.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Liberty Lake via North Shore Bike Path is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve near Creamery Corners, IL. The route reaches Liberty Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Liberty Lake via North Shore Bike Path
7.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 645–714 ft
Out & Back · Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve
Trailhead: 42.27864, -87.86199
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 2.5 miPass Liberty Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Liberty Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, 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 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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