Robert McClory Bike Path
8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Robert McClory Bike Path is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Bluff, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 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 · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 669–706 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.27965, -87.84957
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 250 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Robert McClory Bike Path, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear left onto North Shore Bike Path, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 250 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Robert McClory Bike Path 8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Bike Path 6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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