North Shore Bike Path
11 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 43 min
North Shore Bike Path is an 11-mile out-and-back near Great Lakes, IL. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Bike Path
11 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 646–710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.30629, -87.84648
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Great Lakes stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 1.8 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Great Lakes stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 12.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 12.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 11 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 11.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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