AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Plank Road Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Old Plank Road Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, 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 mi738 – 755 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49175, -87.82890
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 737–756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.49175, -87.82890

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 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-5-km-5771

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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