Hickory Creek Bikeway
4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hickory Creek Bikeway
4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 640–726 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.51038, -87.92207
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 2.4 miReach Hickory Creek Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 12.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Steger Road Bikeway via Hickory Creek Bikeway 7.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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