Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Fox River Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 732 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83289, -88.29295
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Fox River Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 658–732 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83289, -88.29295

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 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 surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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