Old Plank Road Trail
4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 4-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 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.50978, -87.64176
Nearest town Chicago Heights, IL
Directions
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Old Plank Road Trail
4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 641–699 ft
Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods
Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.50978, -87.64176
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 399 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lincoln Hwy & Chicago stop 399 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail Trailhead
- Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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