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Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Deer Grove Lake & Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Deer Grove Lake & Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Capri Village, IL. The route reaches Deer Grove Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 801 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13940, -88.03404
Nearest town Capri Village, IL
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Deer Grove Lake & Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 742–800 ft

Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.13940, -88.03404

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

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

Trail surface

29% paved14% gravel9% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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