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Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

13.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Gilletts, IL. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 751 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51142, -87.93176
Nearest town Gilletts, IL
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Hickory Creek Bikeway

13.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 698–751 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.51142, -87.93176

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  13. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 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-6f42

Trail surface

15% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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