Old Plank Road Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Banner, WI. It climbs 412 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Road Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 965–1,087 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 43.77242, -88.20943
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 14% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 7.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 7.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 3:17 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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