Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 3-mile out-and-back near Del Mar Woods, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 696 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19918, -87.86016
Nearest town Del Mar Woods, IL

Directions

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Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 664–696 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.19918, -87.86016

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
  10. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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