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Robert McClory Bike Path

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Robert McClory Bike Path is an 8.5-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.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 705 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path 42.28005, -87.84601
Nearest town Lake Bluff, IL
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Robert McClory Bike Path

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 679–706 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Robert McClory Bike Path · 42.28005, -87.84601

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 51 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert McClory Bike Path, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 4.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robert-mcclory-bike-path-out-back-14-km-f8fa

Trail surface

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Bluff stop 51 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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