AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fox Creek Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Fox Creek Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Bloomington Heights, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 794 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45226, -89.04322
Nearest town Bloomington Heights, IL
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Fox Creek Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 740–795 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.45226, -89.04322

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Fox Creek Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Fox Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-creek-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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