Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path

12.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Lake Forest, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 719 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.25273, -87.83966
Nearest town Lake Forest, IL

Directions

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Old School Yellow Trail via North Shore Bike Path

12.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 663–719 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.25273, -87.83966

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 26 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto Middlefork Greenway, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading W.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old School Blue Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old School Yellow Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 300 ftReach Old School Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Old School Blue Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old School Forest Preserve, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading SE.
  16. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Middlefork Greenway, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
  18. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading E.
  20. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

32% paved16% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Forest stop 26 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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