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Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Yellow Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Yellow Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Pepper Tree, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 830 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14206, -88.04837
Nearest town Pepper Tree, IL · Official trailhead info (fpdcc.com)
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Yellow Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 763–828 ft

Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.14206, -88.04837

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading E.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  19. 350 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 NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-trail-out-back-6-km-fe06

Trail surface

41% gravel11% paved48% 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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