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Hickory Creek Preserve

FPDWC & La Porte Road Path

4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min

FPDWC & La Porte Road Path is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Mokena, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 738 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52110, -87.87230
Nearest town Mokena, IL
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FPDWC & La Porte Road Path

4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 667–738 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.52110, -87.87230

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pink, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Purple, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Purple & Orange, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Purple & Orange, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Orange, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Orange, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto La Porte Road Path, heading N.
  14. 1.6 miReach FPDWC, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right onto FPDWC, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading E.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear left onto Purple & Orange, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple & Orange, heading S.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Purple, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pink, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 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/fpdwc-la-porte-road-path-out-back

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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