Joe Orr Woods

Old Plank Road Trail & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

11 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Old Plank Road Trail & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Joe Orr Woods near Holbrook, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 699 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail 41.54797, -87.62185
Nearest town Holbrook, IL

Directions

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Old Plank Road Trail & Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail

11 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 606–699 ft

Out & Back · Joe Orr Woods

Trailhead: Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail · 41.54797, -87.62185

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 94% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miReach Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
  7. 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip94%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 58% rain1 AM: 63% rain2 AM: 94% rain3 AM: 94% rain4 AM: 93% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 91% rain7 AM: 67% rain8 AM: 63% rain9 AM: 68% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 23% rain12 PM: 37% rain1 PM: 66% rain2 PM: 71% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 62°55° 30%
Tue 62°52°
Wed 63°58°
Thu 66°59°
Fri 72°57°
Sat 63°58°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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