Sauk Trail Lake–Old Plank Road Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Sauk Trail Lake–Old Plank Road Trail, 3 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Hill Woods near Crawford Countryside, IL. The route reaches Sauk Trail Lake at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sauk Trail Lake–Old Plank Road Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 664–713 ft
Out & Back · Indian Hill Woods
Trailhead: 41.51344, -87.72435
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Preservation Path, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 3.6 miSharp right onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Thorn Creek Black Paved Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Sauk Trail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Thorn Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Preservation Path, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Preservation Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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