This is probably one of the most popular loops in the Yatsugataki mountain range. This particular loop starts a kilometer below the Minoto Bus stop, it follows the road past the bus stop and then onto a gentle gravel road for about 5 kilometers. The course follows a stream to the largest mountain hut in the range, Akadake Kosen, from here the course climbs steeply up to Iodake and the ridge line. The Southern Loop contains the 3 highest peaks in Yatsugataki (Yoko, Aka, and Amida).

The North Shore Channel Trail extends from the junction of Green Bay Road and McCormick Boulevard in northern Evanston to the junction of Lawrence Avenue and Francisco Avenue in Chicago. All but the last 0.25 mile runs alongside the North Shore Channel, a drainage and aeration canal built in 1909; the last 0.25 mile follows the North Branch of the Chicago River.

For most of the way, a trail occupies both sides of the North Shore Channel.

Adapted from TrailLink:

The 9-mile Green Bay Trail runs parallel to Chicago's Metra commuter rail line north of the Chicago city limits. Stretching through North Shore towns such as Kenilworth, Winnetka, and Highland Park, the corridor is flanked by restaurants, shops, community parks and beautiful homes.

The North Shore Bike Path runs for nearly 8 miles between Lake Bluff and Mundelein, paralleling State Route 176 for the path's entire length. The path is a major connector between the Robert McClory Bike Path, and the shores of Lake Michigan, and destinations to the west, such as Libertyville and Mundelein. The entire path is paved. There are a few bridges and a couple underpasses. The eastern end is near the Lake Bluff Metra rail station. The western end is near Carmel Catholic High School. The Mundelein Metra Rail station is only a handful of blocks away.

The Chain of Lakes Bike Path has a northern endpoint along Petite Lake Rd (County Rd A12), in Lake Villa. The southern endpoint is along Rollins Rd, just south of Grand Ave, in Fox Lake. The path has a total length of 8.62 miles.