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Fiddyment Creek Preserve

159th Street Bikeway

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

159th Street Bikeway is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Fiddyment Creek Preserve near Homer Glen, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 791 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 159th Street Bikeway 41.60014, -87.93550
Nearest town Homer Glen, IL
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159th Street Bikeway

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 736–791 ft

Out & Back · Fiddyment Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 159th Street Bikeway · 41.60014, -87.93550

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Hidden Valley stop 310 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 159th Street Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 3.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/159th-street-bikeway-out-back-10-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Hidden Valley stop 310 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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