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Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Fox River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve near Clintonville, IL. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 791 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97811, -88.25796
Nearest town Clintonville, IL
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Fox River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 686–789 ft

Out & Back · Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.97811, -88.25796

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Fox River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 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-11-km-d528

Trail surface

83% paved8% gravel4% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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