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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Fox River Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Geneva, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 712 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89298, -88.30429
Nearest town Geneva, IL
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Fox River Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 664–713 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.89298, -88.30429

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: State & 3rd Street stop 621 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 50 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-15-km-89c0

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State & 3rd Street stop 621 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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