Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail via Palatine Bike Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail via Palatine Bike Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Heatherlea, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail via Palatine Bike Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 741–790 ft
Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 42.12474, -88.03998
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Palatine Bike Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Palatine Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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