Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 735 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway 41.50838, -87.91683
Nearest town Lincolnwood Hills, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 640–736 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway · 41.50838, -87.91683

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 2.4 miReach Hickory Creek Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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