AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Shore Channel Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

North Shore Channel Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Evanston, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 600 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Channel Trail 42.04230, -87.71043
Nearest town Evanston, IL
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North Shore Channel Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 586–601 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Shore Channel Trail · 42.04230, -87.71043

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

Transit-accessible: Dempster & McCormick stop 163 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Shore Channel Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miReach North Shore Channel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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-channel-trail-out-back-5-km-3541

Trail surface

96% paved2% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:00 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

  • Transit-accessible: Dempster & McCormick stop 163 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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