Old Plank Road Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Road Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 711–745 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.50372, -87.86893
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 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 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 10.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hunters Woods via Hickory Creek Bikeway 8.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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