Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, 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 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02151, -88.19775
Nearest town Streamwood, IL
Directions
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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 768–834 ft
Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.02151, -88.19775
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
38% paved37% dirt18% grass5% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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