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Orland Grassland

Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 11 lakes

5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 11 lakes is a 5.6-mile loop in Orland Grassland near Orland Hills, IL. The route passes Wood Duck Pond, Poplar Pond, Kingfisher Pond and 5 more. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 761 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orland Grassland Blue Paved Spur 41.56522, -87.85107
Nearest town Orland Hills, IL
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Directions

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Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 11 lakes

5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 694–763 ft

Loop · Orland Grassland

Trailhead: Orland Grassland Blue Paved Spur · 41.56522, -87.85107

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orland Grassland Blue Paved Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Orland Grassland Green Primitive Spur, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Orland Grassland Brown Primitive Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Orland Grassland Blue Primitive Trail, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftSharp right onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miPass Poplar Pond.
  9. 0.9 miPass Kingfisher Pond.
  10. 50 ftPass Deadstick Pond.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Paved Black Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Cattail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orland Grassland Tan Paved Path, heading E.
  15. 50 ftPass Hideaway Swale.
  16. 50 ftPass Prairie Pass Pond.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Orland Grassland Yellow Primitive Loop, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftTurn right onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur, heading E.
  21. 300 ftPass Lake Keller.
  22. 200 ftTurn right onto LaGrange Road Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miPass Cattail Pond.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Blue Paved Spur, heading S.
  26. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/cattail-pond-deadstick-pond-loop-14-lakes

Trail surface

70% paved18% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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