Fox River Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Fox River Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fox River Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 658–745 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82980, -88.29448
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fox River Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Pine Pond–Sand Pond, 3 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Fox River Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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