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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 810 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail 42.05337, -88.19468
Nearest town Streamwood, IL
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Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 768–811 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail · 42.05337, -88.19468

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  11. 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-brown-unpaved-trail-out-back-5-km-2f74

Trail surface

53% gravel46% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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