Old Plank Road Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Road Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 919–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.77661, -88.06757
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Greenbush Kettle via Ice Age Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Greenbush Group Camp Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 233 ft
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