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Hickory Creek Preserve

Schmuhl School & Hickory Creek Bikeway

9.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Schmuhl School & Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches Schmuhl School at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 742 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50547, -87.82903
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Schmuhl School & Hickory Creek Bikeway

9.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 698–741 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50547, -87.82903

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miReach Schmuhl School, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hickory-creek-bikeway-out-back-21-km-5ea5

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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