AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Skokie Valley Bikeway

9.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Skokie Valley Bikeway is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Briergate, 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 mi640 – 686 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17282, -87.81682
Nearest town Briergate, IL
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Skokie Valley Bikeway

9.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 640–686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.17282, -87.81682

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

Transit-accessible: 1600 Deerfield Road stop 555 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Skokie Valley Bikeway, heading NW.
  3. 5 miReach Skokie Valley Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5 miTurn right, heading W.
  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/skokie-valley-bikeway-out-back-16-km-6e3d

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1600 Deerfield Road stop 555 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Briergate, Illinois