Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 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 Red Paved Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 786–823 ft
Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail · 42.05214, -88.14465
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: St. Alexius Medical Center stop 220 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: St. Alexius Medical Center stop 220 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail Trailhead
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Bode Lake–Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, 3 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Poplar Creek Spur via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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