Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hoover Forest Preserve near Fox, IL. The route reaches Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 609–648 ft
Out & Back · Hoover Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.63249, -88.47726
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Fox River Bluffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hathaway Island & Hoover Forest Preserve Viewpoint 1.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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