Old Plank Road Trail Loop
6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Old Plank Road Trail Loop is a 6.1-mile loop in Hickory Creek Preserve near Spencer, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Road Trail Loop
6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 682–745 ft
Loop · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50547, -87.94654
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miThe 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schmuhl School via Hickory Creek Bikeway 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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