Old Plank Road Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Old Plank Road Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Lincolnwood Hills, 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.
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Old Plank Road Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 700–771 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 116th Street Bikeway · 41.48516, -87.89734
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 3 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading SE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 116th Street Bikeway Trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- 116th Street Bikeway 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Steger Road Bikeway via 116th Street Bikeway 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- 116th Street Bikeway 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Gun Club Lake & Old Plank Road Trail 9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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