Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Luco, WI. The route reaches Old Plank Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Plank Sunset Point & Peebles Trail via Prairie Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 749–828 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 43.79283, -88.41523
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Peebles Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 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 right onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Peebles Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 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 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peebles Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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