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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 833 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05095, -88.19674
Nearest town Streamwood, IL
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Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 768–834 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.05095, -88.19674

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miArrive 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/poplar-creek-blue-unpaved-trail-out-back-via-poplar-creek-yellow-unpaved-trail

Trail surface

49% dirt23% grass20% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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