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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 833 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail 42.05337, -88.19468
Nearest town Streamwood, IL
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Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 770–832 ft

Out & Back · Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail · 42.05337, -88.19468

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Red Paved Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Creek Brown Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miArrive 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-6-km-f18c

Trail surface

87% dirt11% grass1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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