Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

14.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 748 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway 41.50647, -87.85658
Nearest town Frankfort, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

14.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 640–747 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway · 41.50647, -87.85658

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

  1. Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1 miReach Hickory Creek Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2.2 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

44% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 3:50 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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