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Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

8.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 755 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49175, -87.82890
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Hickory Creek Bikeway

8.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 711–756 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.49175, -87.82890

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miArrive 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-15-km-c58f

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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