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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Fox River Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 696 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85066, -88.30630
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 659–695 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.85066, -88.30630

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 465 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  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-river-trail-out-back-10-km-31a8

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 465 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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