Schmuhl School Loop via Old Plank Road Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Schmuhl School Loop via Old Plank Road Trail is a 9.1-mile loop in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches Schmuhl School. 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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Schmuhl School Loop via Old Plank Road Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 682–747 ft
Loop · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50372, -87.86893
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Schmuhl School, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 10.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hunters Woods via Hickory Creek Bikeway 8.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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