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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Paved Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Poplar Creek Paved Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Schaumburg, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 846 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03148, -88.11916
Nearest town Schaumburg, IL
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Poplar Creek Paved Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 797–846 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03148, -88.11916

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Paved Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miReach Poplar Creek Paved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poplar-creek-paved-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Schaumburg, Illinois