Yellow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Yellow Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Pepper Tree, IL. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 853 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Smith Street Connector 42.13947, -88.04846
Nearest town Pepper Tree, IL
Directions
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Yellow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 763–853 ft
Out & Back · Deer Grove Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Smith Street Connector · 42.13947, -88.04846
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Smith Street Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove Paved Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Deer Grove - Red Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Grove - East Brown Unpaved Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Smith Street Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
51% gravel12% paved37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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