Old Plank Road Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 3.8-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.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 745 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49827, -87.92693
Nearest town Spencer, IL
Directions
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Old Plank Road Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 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 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 2.5 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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