Old Plank Road Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Road Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 682–726 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: 41.51038, -87.92207
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 94% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 12.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Steger Road Bikeway via Hickory Creek Bikeway 7.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hickory Creek Bikeway 4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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