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North Shore Bike Path |
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North Shore Bike Path |
| North Shore Bike Path , Libretyville to Lake Bluff, Illinois |
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About Bicycles Online > Bicycle Touring and Trails > North Shore Bike Path The North Shore Bike Path
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.
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.
Here's a photo tour of the North Shore Bike Path from the Old School Trail (Libertyville) to the Green Bay Trail (Lake Bluff).
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