Hickory Creek Bikeway
11.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Hickory Creek Bikeway is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 742 ft12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50595, -87.85849
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
Directions
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Hickory Creek Bikeway
11.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 682–741 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50595, -87.85849
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 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 right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
34% paved66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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