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Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Black Trail–Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Black Trail–Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Baldwin, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 873 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail 42.13928, -88.06670
Nearest town Baldwin, IL
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Black Trail–Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 775–872 ft

Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail · 42.13928, -88.06670

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftSharp left onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miReach Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftSharp right onto Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, heading E.
  9. 400 ftArrive 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/black-trail-deer-grove-west-blue-unpaved-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

44% paved33% gravel22% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Baldwin, Illinois