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Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

14.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, 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 mi682 – 742 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

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

14.6 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 682–741 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. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hickory-creek-bikeway-out-back-24-km-91f4

Trail surface

27% paved73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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