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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 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 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 810 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

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

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 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. 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  21. 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-red-paved-trail-out-back-3-km-aa27

Trail surface

78% dirt18% grass3% paved1% unspecified

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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