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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Fox River Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 771 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86402, -88.31755
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 653–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.86402, -88.31755

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 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-13-km-4125

Trail surface

81% paved8% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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