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.
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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
- Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.4 miReach Hickory Creek Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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