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The North Shore Bike Path
The intersection of the North Shore Bike Path and the Des Plaines River Trail (west) |
Riding east on the trail parallel to route 176 |
The North Shore Bike Path just before metting up with the Green Bay Trail
(east) |
The North Shore Bike Path (16.1 miles) is a great East-West bike
trail that connects to some of the nicest North-South bike trails in the North and
Northwest suburban area of Chicago. With this east/west connection, you
can ride an incredible number of miles of some on the best bike trails in the Chicagoland
area.
There are not nearly as many East-West trails
in the northern suburbs as there are North-South trails so this is a very important trail
if you want to cover a lot of miles or need a connection to some of the other trails in
the area.
The North Shore Trail mostly runs parallel to
route 176 and connects the Des Plaines River Trail on the West with the Skokie Valley Trail and the Green Bay Bike Trail (also
called the Robert McClory Bike path) on the East end. You can go almost 40 miles on the
Des Plains River Trail and another 30 miles or so on the Green Bay/ Robert McClory
trails... and who knows how much more on the other connecting trails!
This trail makes it possible to plan great
bike trips to various locations in the Chicagoland area... all on bike trails and without
ever having to ride on busy streets or to ride all day or even take multiple day trips in
the area.
Our Bike Trips
The photos in the photo tour section for this trail is
actually a composite of 3 different rides that we did (when I had my camera with me). I
took the pictures at the Des Plaines River Trail intersection photos when I was doing the
DPRT photo pages. I took the Green Bay, Robert McClory bike trail intersection photos when
I was doing the article on the Green Bay Trail. Finally I did the main photos when I was
traveling from Libertyville to Glenview on the fourth of July weekend (2006).
North Shore Bike Trail Map
I have not found a map specifically of this
bike trail, but you can find a very comprehensive FREE map of Chicago and Northeastern
Illinois at FREE
Bike Trail Maps Resource - See the IDOT link.
North Shore Bike Path Photos
Here's a photo tour of the North Shore Bike Path from the Old School Trail
(Libertyville) to the Green Bay Trail (Lake Bluff).
The North Shore Bike Path Photo Tour - From the Old School Trail (Libertyville) to the
Green Bay Trail (Lake Bluff) - July 4th 2006 (mostly).
North Shore Bike Path
Photos 1
North Shore Bike Path Photos 2
North Shore Bike Path Photos 3
North Shore Bike Path Photos 4
The Ride is the Destination
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