Hunters Woods & Preservation Path via Old Plank Road Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Hunters Woods & Preservation Path via Old Plank Road Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Hunters Woods near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches Hunters Woods. It is mostly level, with 54 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 & Preservation Path via Old Plank Road Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 688–751 ft
Out & Back · Hunters Woods
Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 41.49904, -87.84830
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miPass Hunters Woods.
- 4.5 miTurn left onto Preservation Path, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hunters Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 6.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hickory Creek Bikeway 10 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Steger Road Bikeway via Hickory Creek Bikeway 14.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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