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Fox River Bluffs

Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint

2.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 53 min

Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Fox River Bluffs near Fox, IL. The route reaches Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64378, -88.48712
Nearest town Fox, IL
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Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint

2.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 53 min

Elevation 562–646 ft

Out & Back · Fox River Bluffs

Trailhead: 41.64378, -88.48712

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miArrive 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-river-bluffs-viewpoint-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

27% paved4% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Hikes near Fox, Illinois