The Grainery Building via Old Plank Road Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
The Grainery Building via Old Plank Road Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Frankfort, IL. The route reaches The Grainery Building. 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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The Grainery Building via Old Plank Road Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 711–758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 41.49894, -87.85114
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass The Grainery Building.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hickory Creek Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach The Grainery Building, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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