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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 856 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail 42.04309, -88.18879
Nearest town Streamwood, IL
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Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 768–855 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail · 42.04309, -88.18879

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  21. 250 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/poplar-creek-brown-unpaved-trail-out-back-4-km-cab2

Trail surface

47% dirt38% paved14% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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