Fox Ridge State Park

Fox Ridge Lake–Acorn Avenue, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Fox Ridge Lake–Acorn Avenue, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Fox Ridge State Park near Diona, IL. The route reaches Fox Ridge Lake. It climbs 351 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Family Trail 39.40266, -88.15403
Nearest town Diona, IL

Directions

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Fox Ridge Lake–Acorn Avenue, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 573–702 ft

Out & Back · Fox Ridge State Park

Trailhead: Family Trail · 39.40266, -88.15403

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start on Family Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Fox Ridge Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Acorn Avenue, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Natures Corner, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miReach Fox Ridge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Acorn Avenue, heading W.
  8. 0.8 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

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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