Illinois trails · Hickory Creek Bikeway

Hickory Creek Bikeway

A 10.3-mile network in Illinois, with 91 ft of climbing. Reaches Gun Club Lake.

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Length

10.3 mi

Elevation gain

91 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

10%

Steepest mile

+75 ft

Shape

network

Bikes

yes

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 81% of the ascent, between mile 6.9 and mile 10.3. It gives back about 107 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Gun Club Lake (lake)

Getting there

Hickory Creek Bikeway access. About 16 min drive (9 mi) from New Lenox. 41.50653, -87.80483 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.3-mile route takes roughly 3 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:53 a.m. — 7 h 19 min before sunset.