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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

North Shore Channel Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

North Shore Channel Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park near Lincolnwood, 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 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Channel Trail 42.01735, -87.71136
Nearest town Lincolnwood, IL
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North Shore Channel Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 586–601 ft

Out & Back · Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

Trailhead: North Shore Channel Trail · 42.01735, -87.71136

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

Transit-accessible: Howard & McCormick Terminal stop 185 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Shore Channel Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.1 miReach North Shore Channel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-shore-channel-trail-out-back-9-km-9299

Trail surface

98% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Howard & McCormick Terminal stop 185 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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