Old Plank Road Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Spencer, 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
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 713–745 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.49827, -87.92693
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail Loop 6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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