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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

North Shore Channel Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

North Shore Channel Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park near North 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 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05607, -87.70197
Nearest town North Evanston, IL
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North Shore Channel Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 586–601 ft

Out & Back · Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

Trailhead: 42.05607, -87.70197

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

Transit-accessible: Dodge & Simpson stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Channel Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 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-9-km-5bb7

Trail surface

97% paved1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dodge & Simpson stop 261 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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