Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop & Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop & Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Pepper Tree, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 794 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop 42.14472, -88.03991
Nearest town Pepper Tree, IL · Official trailhead info (fpdcc.com)

Directions

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Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop & Deer Grove - West Blue Unpaved Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 742–793 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

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

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Trail surface

35% dirt8% paved8% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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