Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near South Barrington, IL. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 768–866 ft
Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.06172, -88.14963
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Pace I-90/Barrington Road Park-n-Ride stop 766 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Pace I-90/Barrington Road Park-n-Ride stop 766 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Poplar Creek Spur via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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