AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Plank Road Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Michigan Beach, IL. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 699 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail 41.52312, -88.05444
Nearest town Michigan Beach, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 560–699 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 41.52312, -88.05444

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
  2. 5.2 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 5 miArrive 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-16-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Michigan Beach, Illinois