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Hickory Creek Bikeway

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 751 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

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

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 719–751 ft

Out & Back

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. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hickory-creek-bikeway-out-back-10-km-2a9b

Trail surface

32% paved68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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