Hickory Creek Preserve

Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 745 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway 41.50647, -87.85658
Nearest town Frankfort, IL

Directions

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Hickory Creek Bikeway

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 711–745 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway · 41.50647, -87.85658

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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