North Shore Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 42 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 14-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 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23398, -87.82888
Nearest town Lake Forest, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 663–710 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.23398, -87.82888

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading NW.
  4. 3.2 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  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. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
  14. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  16. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  18. 3.2 miTurn left onto East Westleigh Road, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% paved5% gravel67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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