AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Plank Road Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near New Lenox, 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 mi663 – 702 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51387, -87.98072
Nearest town New Lenox, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 664–702 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.51387, -87.98072

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 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-4-km-928c

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 9 min before dark.

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