North Shore Bike Path

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Green Oaks, 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 mi679 – 699 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path 42.27991, -87.91485
Nearest town Green Oaks, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 679–700 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27991, -87.91485

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 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

52% paved1% gravel47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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