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Old Plank Road Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 751 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

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

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 727–753 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. 2 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  7. 2 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miArrive 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-d594

Trail surface

85% paved15% 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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