North Shore Bike Path

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

North Shore Bike Path is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Forest, 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 mi663 – 709 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26466, -87.84295
Nearest town Lake Forest, IL

Directions

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North Shore Bike Path

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 663–708 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26466, -87.84295

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  8. 0.8 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

39% paved61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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