North Shore Bike Path
13.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 36 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Forest, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 709 ft15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23406, -87.83093
Nearest town Lake Forest, IL
Directions
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North Shore Bike Path
13.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 663–710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.23406, -87.83093
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading NW.
- 3.2 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 100 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 W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto East Westleigh Road, heading S.
- 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
30% paved4% gravel66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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