Lake Sedgewick via 159th Street Bikeway
7.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Lake Sedgewick via 159th Street Bikeway is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Centennial Park near Homer Glen, IL. The route passes Lake Sedgewick before reaching Lake Sedgewick at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Sedgewick via 159th Street Bikeway
7.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 683–767 ft
Out & Back · Centennial Park
Trailhead: 159th Street Bikeway · 41.60014, -87.93550
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Hidden Valley stop 310 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 159th Street Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Sedgewick.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftPass Lake Sedgewick.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dog Out walking path, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Lake Sedgewick, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto 159th Street Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Hidden Valley stop 310 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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