Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve
Robert McClory Bike Path
8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Robert McClory Bike Path is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve near Skokie Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Robert McClory Bike Path
8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 669–708 ft
Out & Back · Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve
Trailhead: North Shore Bike Path · 42.27928, -87.85448
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 657 m from the trailhead
- Start on North Shore Bike Path, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Gateway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading SE.
- 3.8 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 657 m from the trailhead
More from North Shore Bike Path Trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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