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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Steger Road Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Wolf Road Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 10.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hunters Woods via Hickory Creek Bikeway 8.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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