About This Trail

Across 2.3 miles the route holds a single level, sitting at roughly 679 ft above sea level.

Starting near Lincoln Place Park, the route passes Founders Park around mile 2.4 before reaching North Branch Blue Paved (Non-FPCC) Trail at mile 2.4. It also runs through Jens Jensen Park. Marked facilities along the route include drinking water.

Briergate, Highland Park, Illinois 60035

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Background

The Green Bay Trail is a rails with trails built on the former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. It runs parallel to Metra's Union Pacific North Line for nearly nine miles from Wilmette, Illinois, to Highland Park, Illinois. It was originally a path used by various users between the Chicago area and the Green Bay, Wisconsin, area.

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

How It Compares

At 2.4 miles it is longer than 68% of the 28 trails mapped in Skokie.

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Surface Breakdown

Mixed2.4 mi · 100%

Cuesheet

Start of Route
0
0.0 mi
Lincoln Place Park
+3ft
0.3 mi
Water Fountain
−6ft
0.9 mi
Jens Jensen Park
−10ft
1.4 mi
Founders Park
+3ft
2.4 mi
North Branch Blue Paved (Non-FPCC) Trail
0
2.4 mi
End of Route
0
2.4 mi

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