AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Shore Bike Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Skokie Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 705 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path 42.27928, -87.85448
Nearest town Skokie Junction, IL
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North Shore Bike Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 663–706 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27928, -87.85448

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 657 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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-6-km-ef84

Trail surface

51% paved49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 657 m from the trailhead

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