Hickory Creek Preserve

116th Street Bikeway–Steger Road Bikeway Loop, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

116th Street Bikeway–Steger Road Bikeway Loop, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile loop in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 771 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50372, -87.86893
Nearest town Frankfort, IL

Directions

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116th Street Bikeway–Steger Road Bikeway Loop, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 711–771 ft

Loop · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50372, -87.86893

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Steger Road Bikeway, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Wolf Road Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.8 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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