AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Plank Road Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Richton Park, 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 mi696 – 728 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48886, -87.70636
Nearest town Richton Park, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 696–728 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.48886, -87.70636

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 92% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Richton Park stop 393 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.7 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-d9e8

Trail surface

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip92%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 58% rain1 AM: 65% rain2 AM: 92% rain3 AM: 92% rain4 AM: 91% rain5 AM: 79% rain6 AM: 88% rain7 AM: 63% rain8 AM: 57% rain9 AM: 60% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 23% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 66% rain2 PM: 71% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 26% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 61°58° 31%
Tue 62°53°
Wed 63°58°
Thu 66°59°
Fri 71°57°
Sat 63°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Richton Park stop 393 m from the trailhead

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