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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Fox River Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 702 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.85219, -88.30622
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 668–702 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.85219, -88.30622

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 510 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 1.9 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-14-km-c516

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 510 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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