Hickory Creek Preserve

The Grainery Building via Hickory Creek Bikeway

8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min

The Grainery Building via Hickory Creek Bikeway is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Gilletts, IL. The route reaches The Grainery Building at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 758 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51142, -87.93176
Nearest town Gilletts, IL

Directions

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The Grainery Building via Hickory Creek Bikeway

8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 698–758 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.51142, -87.93176

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miPass The Grainery Building.
  12. 0.2 miReach The Grainery Building, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  19. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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