Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop

4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Lake Park Estates, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 830 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13637, -88.07828
Nearest town Lake Park Estates, IL

Directions

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Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop

4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 750–828 ft

Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.13637, -88.07828

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading E.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftReach Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% gravel8% paved6% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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