Deer Grove - East Black Paved Trail–Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Deer Grove - East Black Paved Trail–Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Pepper Tree, IL. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Grove - East Black Paved Trail–Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 742–796 ft
Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop · 42.14472, -88.03991
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Green Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Deer Grove - East Black Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Deer Grove - East Green Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove - East Black Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Deer Grove - East Green Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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