North Shore Bike Path
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
North Shore Bike Path is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Creamery Corners, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Bike Path
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 679–710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27955, -87.87722
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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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 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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