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Hickory Creek Preserve

Old Plank Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Old Plank Road Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Frankfort, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 748 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50595, -87.85849
Nearest town Frankfort, IL
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Old Plank Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 711–747 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.50595, -87.85849

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto 116th Street Bikeway, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 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-9-km-fb49

Trail surface

48% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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