The Grainery Building & Wolf Road Bikeway via Old Plank Road Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min
The Grainery Building & Wolf Road Bikeway via Old Plank Road Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches The Grainery Building at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 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 & Wolf Road Bikeway via Old Plank Road Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 727–769 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.47473, -87.88614
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach The Grainery Building, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wolf Road Bikeway, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wolf Road Bikeway 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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