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Gary Avenue Bicycle Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Gary Avenue Bicycle Path is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Carol Stream, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 797 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gary Avenue Bicycle Path 41.91131, -88.12056
Nearest town Carol Stream, IL
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Gary Avenue Bicycle Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 755–798 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gary Avenue Bicycle Path · 41.91131, -88.12056

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Gary & Thunderbird Trail stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gary Avenue Bicycle Path, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Lies Road Bicycle Path, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Gary Avenue Bicycle Path, heading W.
  5. 1.2 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/gary-avenue-bicycle-path-out-back-7-km-9db7

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gary & Thunderbird Trail stop 19 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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