Old Plank Road Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Old Plank Road Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Lincolnwood Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 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
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 682–736 ft
Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve
Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway · 41.50879, -87.91789
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 right, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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