Hickory Creek Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 771 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50592, -87.90422
Nearest town Lincolnwood Hills, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Gun Club Lake.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left onto Steger Road Bikeway, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Gun Club Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 50 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 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead