North Shore Bike Path

9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Great Lakes, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 709 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.29453, -87.84609
Nearest town Great Lakes, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 659–708 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.29453, -87.84609

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  3. 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. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  15. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 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

59% paved10% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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