Orland Grassland

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.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 761 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur 41.58659, -87.85269
Nearest town Orland Hills, IL

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear right onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Tan Paved Path, heading S.
  5. 150 ftPass Hideaway Swale.
  6. 50 ftPass Prairie Pass Pond.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Orland Grassland Yellow Primitive Loop, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Orland Grassland Purple Primitive Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miPass Deadstick Pond.
  10. 50 ftPass Crane Valley Pond.
  11. 0.2 miPass Kingfisher Pond.
  12. 150 ftSharp left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miPass Poplar Pond.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left onto Orland Grassland Blue Primitive Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Orland Grassland Brown Primitive Loop, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Orland Grassland Green Primitive Spur, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftTurn left onto Orland Grassland Red Paved Loop, heading E.
  19. 1 miPass Cattail Pond.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right onto Orland Grassland Purple Paved Spur, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miPass Lake Keller.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orland Grassland Green Paved Spur, heading N.
  23. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% paved25% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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.

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Good to know

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

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