AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit

Lick Creek Road

11.7 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Lick Creek Road is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit near Primrose, IA. It climbs 687 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 715 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 118th Avenue 40.64714, -91.68651
Nearest town Primrose, IA
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Lick Creek Road

11.7 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 540–716 ft

Out & Back · Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit

Trailhead: 118th Avenue · 40.64714, -91.68651

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on 118th Avenue, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lick Creek Road, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftReach Lick Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 2 miTurn left onto 118th Avenue, heading E.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lick-creek-road-out-back-19-km-e0e2

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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