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Hickory Creek Preserve

Old Plank Road Trail Loop

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Old Plank Road Trail Loop is a 6.7-mile loop in Hickory Creek Preserve near Spencer, IL. 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.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 745 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49827, -87.92693
Nearest town Spencer, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail Loop

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 682–745 ft

Loop · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.49827, -87.92693

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-plank-road-trail-loop-11-km-e061

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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