Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway
7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches Gun Club Lake at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway
7.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 698–741 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50547, -87.82903
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Gun Club Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 14.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schmuhl School & Hickory Creek Bikeway 9.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hunters Woods via Old Plank Road Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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