Deer Grove Forest Preserve Illinois Trail Reviews

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Deer Grove Forest Preserve

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(3.03 of 5)

No. of Reviews: 30

Deer Grove has some gnarly trails for being up north. Tons of unmarked trails leading from marked trails. Unmarked trails run along creek with lots of washouts along the way. Lots of roots, rocks, and fallen trees. Fairly technical riding. Nice elevation changes throughout. For less technical turf, there are paved trails that are marked.

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Latitude	42.14265971544665
Longitude	-88.07378768920898
Trail Directions	North from Chicago on either 94 or 53 to Dundee Rd. Go west on Dundee to Quentin Rd. Turn right and go North about 1/2 mile. Parking on both sides of road. Parking on left side gets you to technical stuff while parking on east side parking gets you to the paved trails.
Trail Length	10-20 miles
Trail Level	Intermediate
Trail Type	Singletrack
City/County	Palatine

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Review Date June 30, 2010 Overall Rating 1 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 2 of 5 Technical Difficulty 1 of 5 Ridden Trail: Every few months Rate this review?		Reviewed by: finerbiner , Weekend Warrior Summary: Cross this one off your list. The FPD spent the last few years turning the main loop(yellow trail) into a gravel wide track. The trails described are all illegal and if caught you will be dealt with harshly. The place has been wrecked. Recommended Route: drive to Palos, Saw Wee Kee or Southern Kettles. All a good ride. Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date June 30, 2005 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 4 of 5 Technical Difficulty 4 of 5 Ridden Trail: Once a month Rate this review?		Reviewed by: zmcpherson76 , Weekend Warrior Summary: unmarked trails are the best. I like to ride wherever the trail takes me and just keep going. creeks fun to ride through, best after rain. Recommended Route: Unmarked trails West of Quentin. Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date November 16, 2004 Overall Rating 2 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 2 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Ridden Once Rate this review?		Reviewed by: schwaggy , Cross Country Rider Summary: Flat and fast. A few nice sections of singletrack are unmarked (and probably illegal). Seems that bikes are banned from the best part near the ravine. Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date July 21, 2003 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Once a week Rate this review?		Reviewed by: Technically Singletrack , Cross Country Rider Summary: Plus, if you're interested, group ride this coming Wednesday, 7/23/03 at the Rydeburg camp parking lot on Quentin north of Dundee on your right. 6pm. for more info: http://pub30.ezboard.com/fcambrfrm3.showMessage?topicID=3.topic or www.cambr.org Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date July 19, 2003 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Once a week Rate this review?		Reviewed by: Technically Singletrack , Cross Country Rider Summary: Ah, take back everything I ever said. There's an entire other singletrack loop on the east side of Quentin road that's great and underused. Plus, after hauling a few times clockwise on the west loop, this place has gone up a few notches. Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.