Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Old School Forest Preserve near Rondout, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old School Blue Loop & Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path
4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 679–723 ft
Out & Back · Old School Forest Preserve
Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27978, -87.89553
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Old School Blue Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old School Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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