Indian Creek via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Indian Creek via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Prairie View, IL. The route reaches Indian Creek. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Creek via Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 643–697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Arboretum Way · 42.19679, -87.96688
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arboretum Way, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Half Day Road Bike Paths, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Indian Creek.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Des Plaines River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Indian Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Bike Path, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Arboretum Way, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Prairie Road Bike Path 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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