Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Sherwood Oaks, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 833 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02258, -88.20866
Nearest town Sherwood Oaks, IL
Directions
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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min
Elevation 772–834 ft
Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.02258, -88.20866
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
63% paved20% grass15% gravel2% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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