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Hickory Creek Preserve

Schmuhl School via Hickory Creek Bikeway

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Schmuhl School via Hickory Creek Bikeway is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Spencer, IL. The route reaches Schmuhl School at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 712 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50547, -87.94654
Nearest town Spencer, IL
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Schmuhl School via Hickory Creek Bikeway

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 682–712 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50547, -87.94654

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  7. 400 ftReach Schmuhl School, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftArrive 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/schmuhl-school-out-back-5-km-3e8a

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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