Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 833 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02811, -88.22150
Nearest town Sherwood Oaks, IL

Directions

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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Elevation 772–834 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.02811, -88.22150

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 68°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

69% paved28% grass3% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 68°F62°
Precip100%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 49% rain1 AM: 62% rain2 AM: 71% rain3 AM: 62% rain4 AM: 89% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 91% rain7 AM: 90% rain8 AM: 74% rain9 AM: 75% rain10 AM: 60% rain11 AM: 45% rain12 PM: 64% rain1 PM: 51% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 62°58° 20%
Tue 58°53°
Wed 62°52°
Thu 64°56°
Fri 68°54°
Sat 61°57°