Old Plank Road Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Indian Hill Woods near Chicago Heights, 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 mi640 – 699 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Yellow Unpaved Spur 41.50667, -87.64181
Nearest town Chicago Heights, IL
Directions
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Old Plank Road Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 640–699 ft
Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Yellow Unpaved Spur · 41.50667, -87.64181
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 54 m from the trailhead
- Start on Thorn Creek Yellow Unpaved Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Thorn Creek Yellow Unpaved Spur, heading NE.
- 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
89% paved8% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 54 m from the trailhead
More from Thorn Creek Yellow Unpaved Spur Trailhead
- Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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