Hickory Creek Bikeway
6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr
Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve 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.
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Hickory Creek Bikeway
6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 711–745 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50560, -87.85049
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 12.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 12.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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