Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

10.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 738 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50372, -87.86893
Nearest town Frankfort, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

10.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 682–739 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50372, -87.86893

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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