Lake Sedgewick & 159th Street Bikeway
13.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Lake Sedgewick & 159th Street Bikeway is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Fiddyment Creek Preserve near Shady Hollow, IL. The route reaches Lake Sedgewick. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Sedgewick & 159th Street Bikeway
13.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 683–788 ft
Out & Back · Fiddyment Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.59878, -88.00542
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Gougar stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 159th Street Bikeway, heading E.
- 4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Sedgewick.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Sedgewick, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 159th Street & Gougar stop 53 m from the trailhead
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