Old Plank Road Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Steele, 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
7.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 682–745 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50285, -87.95534
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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