Old Plank Sunset Point via Prairie Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr
Old Plank Sunset Point via Prairie Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Fond du Lac, WI. The route reaches Old Plank Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 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 Sunset Point via Prairie Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 772–864 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 43.74376, -88.42076
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Old Plank Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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