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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Fox River Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 751 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87110, -88.32281
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 653–753 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.87110, -88.32281

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1.3 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-trail-out-back-11-km-0c29

Trail surface

55% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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