Hickory Creek Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 735 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek Bikeway 41.50879, -87.91789
Nearest town Lincolnwood Hills, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 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 surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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