Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Creekside, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 720–805 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.06175, -88.04440
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 188 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Kris Howard Boulevard, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center stop 188 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wetfoot Lake & CAMBr Yellow Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Paul Douglas Red Paved Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Kris Howard Boulevard 4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Edgewood Pond 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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