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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 833 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 768–834 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

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. 0.5 miSharp left onto Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  13. 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-purple-unpaved-trail-out-back-8-km-5e98

Trail surface

48% dirt32% gravel12% grass8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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