Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Taycheedah, WI. The route reaches Old Plank Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 978 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.78408, -88.37535
Nearest town Taycheedah, WI

Directions

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Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 749–977 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 43.78408, -88.37535

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miPass Old Plank Sunset Point.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miSharp left onto Peebles Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.1 miReach Old Plank Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.1 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel34% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 11 min before dark.

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