Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, 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 mi712 – 742 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway 41.50647, -87.85658
Nearest town Frankfort, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 711–741 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway · 41.50647, -87.85658

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

  1. Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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