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Hickory Creek Preserve

Old Plank Road Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Old Plank Road Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 745 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50560, -87.85049
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 700–745 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50560, -87.85049

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  11. 3 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 3 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 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-17-km-c457

Trail surface

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 62°F54°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.1″ 2 days ago (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Wed 62°54°
Thu 71°56°
Fri 73°57°
Sat 70°54°
Sun 71°52°
Mon 72°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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