Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Gilletts, IL. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 722 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51142, -87.93176
Nearest town Gilletts, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 640–722 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.51142, -87.93176

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SE.
  3. 2.3 miReach Hickory Creek Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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