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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 856 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02323, -88.20694
Nearest town Sherwood Oaks, IL
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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 770–855 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.02323, -88.20694

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear right, 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 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  25. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftArrive 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-yellow-unpaved-trail-out-back-11-km-82b1

Trail surface

46% dirt35% paved13% grass6% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F57°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 1.2″ 3 days ago (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Thu 68°57°
Fri 68°54°
Sat 68°53°
Sun 72°53° 15%
Mon 72°52°
Tue 74°54° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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