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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Fox River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 696 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.84686, -88.30809
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 655–695 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.84686, -88.30809

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Main stop 292 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, 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 SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 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-11-km-59c3

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Main stop 292 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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