Fox River Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Fox River Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 79 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
8.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 658–769 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82667, -88.27949
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Transit-accessible: 1900 South Batavia Avenue stop 512 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 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 SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 6:21 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1900 South Batavia Avenue stop 512 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox River Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Fox River Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 10.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 5.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 3.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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