Hickory Creek Preserve

Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Gilletts, IL. The route reaches Gun Club Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 742 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51142, -87.93176
Nearest town Gilletts, IL

Directions

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Gun Club Lake via Hickory Creek Bikeway

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 698–742 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.51142, -87.93176

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miPass Gun Club Lake.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Gun Club Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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