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Plum Creek Forest Preserve

Plum Creek Black Unpaved Loop Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Plum Creek Black Unpaved Loop Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Plum Creek Forest Preserve near Plum Valley, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 673 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47600, -87.54824
Nearest town Plum Valley, IL
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Plum Creek Black Unpaved Loop Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 651–674 ft

Out & Back · Plum Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.47600, -87.54824

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Plum Creek Black Unpaved Loop Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Plum Creek Black Unpaved Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 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/plum-creek-black-unpaved-loop-trail-out-back-5-km-0f74

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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