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Old Plank Road Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.7-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 – 771 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47473, -87.88614
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 727–769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.47473, -87.88614

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 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-8-km-3d94

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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