Old School Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 722 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path 42.27978, -87.89553
Nearest town Rondout, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading S.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach Old School Blue Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Old School Blue Loop, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
  12. 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

52% gravel38% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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