Hickory Creek Bikeway
8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Hickory Creek Bikeway is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Mokena, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hickory Creek Bikeway
8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 682–736 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50394, -87.89024
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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