AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Plank Road Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 751 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50218, -87.86386
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 711–753 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50218, -87.86386

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 400 ftArrive 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-7-km-b8cc

Trail surface

58% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 7 min before dark.

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