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Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Creekside, IL. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 804 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06014, -88.04468
Nearest town Creekside, IL
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Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 720–805 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.06014, -88.04468

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/paul-douglas-red-paved-trail-out-back-9-km-ab6b

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 233 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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