Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 770–855 ft
Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.02223, -88.20322
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 6 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Poplar Creek Spur via Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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