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Lakefront Trail

Edgewater · Chicago, IL
8.03mi
Distance
49ft
Elev Gain
%
Avg Grade
%
Max Grade
626ft
Max Elev
570ft
Min Elev
Elevation Profile570–626 ft

About This Trail

Runs from Ardmore to South Shore Country Club.

The profile is essentially flat — 96% of the 7.9 miles sits under a 1% grade, for 49 ft of total gain.

Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois 60660
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Background

Lakefront Trail
Photo: TheWxResearcher, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Chicago Lakefront Trail (LFT) is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities. It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. On busy summer days 70,000 people use the trail.

Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How It Compares

At 8.0 miles, it is the longest of the 95 trails mapped in Chicago.

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Surface Breakdown

Paved8.0 mi · 100%

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