Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 833 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02258, -88.20866
Nearest town Sherwood Oaks, IL

Directions

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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 768–834 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.02258, -88.20866

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

45% dirt28% paved21% grass6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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