AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hickory Creek Preserve

Old Plank Road Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Steele, IL. 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.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 745 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50285, -87.95534
Nearest town Steele, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 682–745 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50285, -87.95534

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading S.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  15. 2.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-12-km-df7c

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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