North Shore Bike Path

11.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 52 min

North Shore Bike Path is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Forest, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 709 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.24859, -87.83825
Nearest town Lake Forest, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

11.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 663–708 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.24859, -87.83825

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 449 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
  2. 2 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  13. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

32% paved9% gravel59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 449 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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