116th Street Bikeway & Steger Road Bikeway Loop
5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 59 min
116th Street Bikeway & Steger Road Bikeway Loop is a 5.9-mile loop in Jackson Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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116th Street Bikeway & Steger Road Bikeway Loop
5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 711–771 ft
Loop · Jackson Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 116th Street Bikeway · 41.50363, -87.89622
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 116th Street Bikeway, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Steger Road Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach 116th Street Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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