Lies Road Bicycle Path
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Lies Road Bicycle Path is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Carol Stream, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lies Road Bicycle Path
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 754–790 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gary Avenue Bicycle Path · 41.91131, -88.12056
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Gary & Thunderbird Trail stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gary Avenue Bicycle Path, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Lies Road Bicycle Path, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Lies Road Bicycle Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Gary Avenue Bicycle Path, heading E.
- 1.1 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 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gary & Thunderbird Trail stop 19 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gary Avenue Bicycle Path Trailhead
- Gary Avenue Bicycle Path 4.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Gary Avenue Bicycle Path 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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