Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail & Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail & Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 833 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02223, -88.20322
Nearest town Sherwood Oaks, IL

Directions

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Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail & Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 771–833 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.02223, -88.20322

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Blue Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

38% paved26% gravel20% grass4% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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