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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Fox River Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Geneva, 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 – 742 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88081, -88.29833
Nearest town Geneva, IL
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Fox River Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 658–740 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.88081, -88.29833

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  5. 2 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 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-12-km-f68f

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 10 min before dark.

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