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Hickory Creek Preserve

Blue & FPDWC via La Porte Road Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Blue & FPDWC via La Porte Road Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Mokena, IL. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 738 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52598, -87.88894
Nearest town Mokena, IL
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Blue & FPDWC via La Porte Road Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 657–738 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.52598, -87.88894

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Mokena stop 607 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto La Porte Road Path, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto FPDWC, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Purple & Orange, heading W.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple & Orange, heading W.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cleveland Road, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miReach FPDWC, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Purple, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple & Orange, heading E.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Purple & Orange, heading E.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftBear right onto Orange, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Orange, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto La Porte Road Path, heading NW.
  30. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-fpdwc-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

17% dirt1% gravel82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mokena stop 607 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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