Old Plank Road Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Old Plank Road Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Indian Hill Woods near Indian Hill, 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.
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Old Plank Road Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 641–713 ft
Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.50647, -87.64511
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Schilling stop 204 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Schilling stop 204 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail Trailhead
- Sauk Trail Lake & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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