Old Plank Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Mokena, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 745 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50394, -87.89024
Nearest town Mokena, IL

Directions

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Old Plank Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 711–745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50394, -87.89024

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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 surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F54°
Precip5%Wind11 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 2.7″ 2 days ago (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Wed 63°56°
Thu 70°55°
Fri 70°55°
Sat 64°52°
Sun 66°57°
Mon 72°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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