Hunters Woods via Old Plank Road Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Hunters Woods via Old Plank Road Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches Hunters Woods at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hunters Woods via Old Plank Road Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 708–756 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.49175, -87.82890
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Hunters Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 8.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 8.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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