AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Skokie Valley Bikeway

13.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Skokie Valley Bikeway is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Lee Acres, 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 mi637 – 686 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.15300, -87.80249
Nearest town Lee Acres, IL
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Skokie Valley Bikeway

13.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 638–686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.15300, -87.80249

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

Transit-accessible: Skokie Valley & Lake Cook stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Skokie Valley Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 6.5 miReach Skokie Valley Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.5 miArrive 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-21-km-7901

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skokie Valley & Lake Cook stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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