AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Shore Bike Path

11.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 47 min

North Shore Bike Path is an 11.2-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.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 709 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30629, -87.84648
Nearest town Great Lakes, IL
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North Shore Bike Path

11.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 646–708 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 350 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. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  9. 400 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 N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  14. 100 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. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-shore-bike-path-out-back-18-km-94a5

Trail surface

65% paved9% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Great Lakes stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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