Deer Pond & Grubb Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 59 min
Deer Pond & Grubb Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Chapel Hill, IN. The route reaches Deer Pond. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Pond & Grubb Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 59 min
Elevation 559–785 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Ridge (1) · 39.05196, -86.42963
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:32 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dunn Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Deer Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Activity Road (5), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Grubb Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Deer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Activity Road (5), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dunn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Forest Ridge (1) Trailhead
- Deer Pond–Activity Road (5), 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Lake Monroe & Deer Pond via Hoosier Heritage Ridge (3) 1.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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