Little Grassy Lake–Deer Pond, 5 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Little Grassy Lake–Deer Pond, 5 lakes is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Water Valley, IL. The route passes Deer Pond and Allen Pond before reaching Little Grassy Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 371 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 797 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail 37.58300, -89.17952
Nearest town Water Valley, IL
Directions
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Little Grassy Lake–Deer Pond, 5 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 506–797 ft
Out & Back · Giant City State Park
Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail · 37.58300, -89.17952
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Deer Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River to River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Allen Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto River to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Little Grassy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Cedar Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:58 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Cedar Trail Trailhead
- Quail Pond–Deer Pond, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 907 ft
- Deer Pond–Allen Pond, 4 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Quail Pond–Horse Campground Pond, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft
- Quail Pond–Deer Pond, 3 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Turkey Pond–Deer Pond, 4 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 258 ft
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