North Shore Bike Path
4.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 26 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Bike Path
4.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 663–708 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.28231, -87.84598
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minear Lake–North Bay, 5 lakes 15.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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