Gun Club Lake & Steger Road Bikeway via Wolf Road Bikeway
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Gun Club Lake & Steger Road Bikeway via Wolf Road Bikeway is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. The route reaches Gun Club Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gun Club Lake & Steger Road Bikeway via Wolf Road Bikeway
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 698–769 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50592, -87.90422
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Gun Club Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Steger Road Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Gun Club Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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