Gary-Kehoe Reservoir via Gary Avenue Bicycle Path
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Gary-Kehoe Reservoir via Gary Avenue Bicycle Path is a 6-mile out-and-back near Carol Stream, IL. The route reaches Gary-Kehoe Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gary-Kehoe Reservoir via Gary Avenue Bicycle Path
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 754–790 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lies Road Bicycle Path · 41.93013, -88.14843
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lies Road Bicycle Path, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Gary Avenue Bicycle Path, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach Gary-Kehoe Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lies Road Bicycle Path, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lies Road Bicycle Path Trailhead
- Lies Road Bicycle Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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