Poplar Creek Spur via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Poplar Creek Spur via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 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 Spur via Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 810–867 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
- Start on Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Spur, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Poplar Creek Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail Trailhead
- Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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