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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Shore Bike Path 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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