Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 742 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail 41.49846, -87.89372
Nearest town Lincolnwood Hills, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 719–741 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 41.49846, -87.89372

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

12% paved88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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