Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 13 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 13 lakes is a 4.9-mile loop in Orland Grassland near Orland Hills, IL. The route passes Hideaway Swale, Prairie Pass Pond, Deadstick Pond and 6 more. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cattail Pond–Deadstick Pond Loop, 13 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 694–763 ft
Loop · Orland Grassland
Trailhead: Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur · 41.58659, -87.85269
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Tan Paved Path, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Hideaway Swale.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Pass Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orland Grassland Yellow Primitive Loop, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Orland Grassland Purple Primitive Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Deadstick Pond.
- 50 ftPass Crane Valley Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Kingfisher Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Poplar Pond.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orland Grassland Blue Primitive Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orland Grassland Brown Primitive Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orland Grassland Green Primitive Spur, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading E.
- 1 miPass Cattail Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Orland Grassland Purple Paved Spur, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Keller.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur Trailhead
- Deadstick Pond–Kingfisher Pond, 7 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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