The Grainery Building & Old Plank Road Trail
11 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 41 min
The Grainery Building & Old Plank Road Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Steele, IL. The route reaches The Grainery Building at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Grainery Building & Old Plank Road Trail
11 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 706–758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.50285, -87.95534
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miReach The Grainery Building, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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